6th U-boat Flotilla

6th U-boat Flotilla

Active	October 1938–December 1939 July 1941–August 1944
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Kriegsmarine
Type	U-boat flotilla
Garrison/HQ	Kiel, Danzig, St. Nazaire
Nickname	Hundius Flotilla
Commanders
Notable commanders	Korvettenkapitän Werner Hartmann Korvettenkapitän Georg-Wilhelm Schulz Kapitänleutnant Carl Emmermann

The 6th U-boat Flotilla (German 6. Unterseebootsflottille), also known as Hundius Flotilla, was a front-line unit of the German Kriegsmarine before and during World War II.

Formed on 1 October 1938 in Kiel under the command of Korvettenkapitän Werner Hartmann, it was named in honour of Kapitänleutnant Paul Hundius, a U-boat commander during World War I, that died on 16 September 1918 after his U-boat SM UB-103 was sunk by depth charges from British steamer Young Crow. The flotilla was disbanded in December 1939.

The flotilla was re-formed as "6th U-boat Flotilla" in July 1941 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Georg-Wilhelm Schulz with her base in Danzig. During the first months it was a training flotilla, but when it moved to St. Nazaire in February 1942 it became a combat flotilla. It was disbanded in August 1944, when the last boats left the base for Norway.

Flotilla commanders

Commander	Duration
Korvettenkapitän Werner Hartmann	October 1938–December 1939
Korvettenkapitän Georg-Wilhelm Schulz	September 1941–November 1943
Kapitänleutnant Carl Emmermann	November 1942–August 1944

Assigned U-boats

At one point in their service history, each of the following boats served with 6th flotilla

U-37
U-38
U-39
U-40
U-41
U-42
U-43
U-44
U-87
U-136
U-209
U-223
U-226

U-228
U-229
U-237
U-251
U-252
U-253
U-260
U-261
U-264
U-269
U-270
U-277
U-290

U-308
U-312
U-335
U-340
U-356
U-357
U-376
U-377
U-380
U-385
U-386
U-404
U-405

U-411
U-414
U-417
U-436
U-437
U-445
U-456
U-457
U-465
U-477
U-585
U-586
U-587

U-588
U-589
U-590
U-591
U-592
U-598
U-608
U-609
U-610
U-614
U-616
U-623
U-626

U-627
U-640
U-642
U-648
U-655
U-658
U-666
U-668
U-672
U-673
U-675
U-680
U-703

U-705
U-742
U-756
U-757
U-758
U-766
U-964
U-967
U-972
U-981
U-982
U-986
U-999

References

"Uboat.net". The Flotillas – 6th Flotilla. http://www.uboat.net/flotillas/6flo.htm. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
"Uboatnet.de". Die Flottillen – 6. Unterseebootsflottille. http://www.uboatnet.de/Archiv/Flottillen/6.U_Flottille.htm. Retrieved 12 February 2007.

U-boats

Battle of the Atlantic (World War I) · Battle of the Atlantic (World War II) · Mediterranean (World War I) · Mediterranean (World War II) · Operation Regenbogen · Operation Deadlight

U-boat lists

Types · German · Successful · Never deployed · Austro-Hungarian · Foreign captured · Uncompleted projects

U-boat flotillas

World War I	I · II · III · IV · Flanders · Pola · Constantinople

World War II	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.

Commanders

Successful · Knight's Cross recipients · Erich Raeder · Karl Dönitz

Wolfpacks

Blücher · Eisbär · Endrass · Hai · Hecht · Lachs · Lohs · Pfadfinder · Steinbrock · Tümmler · Vorwärts · Wolf

Major engagements

Convoy SC 7 · Convoy PQ 17 · Battle of the St. Lawrence · Convoy ONS 5 · Black May · Bismarck chase

Capital ships sunk

World War I	HMS Cornwallis · French battleship Danton · HMS Formidable · Russian battleship Peresviet · 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

Technology

Asdic · Depth charge · Hedgehog · Leigh light · Q-ship · Snorkel · Elektroboot

Concepts

Submarine warfare · Intensified submarine warfare · Unrestricted submarine warfare