18th U-boat Flotilla

18th U-boat Flotilla
Active	January–March 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Kriegsmarine
Type	U-boat flotilla
Garrison/HQ	Hel, Poland
Engagements	World War II

Military unit

The 18th U-boat Flotilla (German 18. Unterseebootsflottille) was a short-lived unit of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine^[1] during World War II.

The flotilla was formed in Hel, Poland, in January 1945 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Rudolf Franzius. Officially a training flotilla (Ger. Ausbildungsflottille), the four U-boats were in combat in the Baltic Sea. It was disbanded in March 1945.^[2]

Assigned U-boats

Four U-boats were assigned to this flotilla during its service.

U-1008
U-1161
U-1162
UD-4

References

^ cf. Hattendorf (1995), p. 132
^ "uboat.net – Boats – Flotillas – 18th Flotilla". uboat.net. Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.

U-boats

U-boat lists

Commanders

Wolfpacks

List of wolfpacks of World War II
Blücher
Borkum
Delphin II
Dränger
Eisbär
Eisteufel
Endrass
Hai
Hartmann
Hecht
Kiebitz
Kreuzotter
Leuthen
Lohs
Pfadfinder
Pfeil
Prien
Raubgraf
Rösing
Rossbach
Schill
Schlieffen
Seewolf
Steinbrinck
Siegfried
Streitaxt
Tümmler
Vorwärts
Weddigen
West
Wolf

Major engagements

U-boat flotillas

World War I	I II III IV Flanders Kurland Pola Constantinople
World War II	Regions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33.

Capital ships sunk

World War I	HMS Britannia HMS Cornwallis French battleship Danton HMS Formidable Gaulois Russian battleship Peresvet HMS Majestic Italian battleship Regina Margherita HMS Russell French battleship Suffren HMS Triumph
World War II	HMS Ark Royal HMS Barham HMS Courageous HMS Eagle HMS Royal Oak