4. Unterseebootsflottille

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4. Unterseebootsflottille
Active	Raised 1941, Dissolved 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Kriegsmarine
Type	U-boat flottilla
Garrison/HQ	Stettin
Commanders
Notable commanders	Kapitänleutnant Fritz Frauenheim

4. Unterseebootsflottille was formed in May 1941 in Stettin in Poland under the command of Kapitänleutnant Werner Jacobsen. The flotilla was a training flotilla and nearly 300 boats received their basic training. The flotilla was disbanded in May 1945.

[edit] Flotilla commanders

Duration	Commander
May 1941 – June 1942	Kapitänleutnant Werner Jacobsen
July 1942	Kapitänleutnant Fritz Frauenheim
August 1942 – May 1945	Fregattenkapitän Heinz Fischer

[edit] References

U-boats
U-boat • Battle of the Atlantic (1914–1918) • Battle of the Atlantic (1939–1945) • Operation Deadlight
U-boats: List of U-boats • List of successful U-boats • List of U-boats never deployed • List of Austrian U-boats • Foreign captured U-boats
Flotillas: List of U-boat flotillas • 1. Unterseebootsflottille • 2. Unterseebootsflottille • 3. Unterseebootsflottille • 4. Unterseebootsflottille • 5. Unterseebootsflottille • 6. Unterseebootsflottille • 7. Unterseebootsflottille • 8. Unterseebootsflottille • 9. Unterseebootsflottille • 11. Unterseebootsflottille • 13. Unterseebootsflottille • 29. Unterseebootsflottille
Commanders: List of successful U-boat commanders • Aces of the Deep • Erich Raeder • Karl Dönitz
Wolf packs: Blücher • Eisbär • Endrass • Hai • Hecht • Lachs • Pfadfinder • Steinbrock • Tümmler • Vorwärts • Wolf
Combats: Convoy SC-7 • Convoy PQ-17 • Mediterranean U-boat Campaign • Battle of the St. Lawrence • Black May • Bismarck Chase
Capital ships sunk: HMS Royal Oak • HMS Barham • HMS Courageous • HMS Ark Royal • HMS Audacity • HMS Avenger • HMS Eagle • USS Block Island • USS Virginia
Technology: Asdic • Leigh Light • Q-ship • Schnorkel		edit