10th U-boat Flotilla explained

Unit Name:	10th U-boat Flotilla
Dates:	15 January 1942 – 21 October 1944
Type:	U-boat
Garrison:	Lorient, France
Battles:	World War II Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945) Battle of the Caribbean
Notable Commanders:	Korvettenkapitän Günther Kuhnke

The 10th U-boat Flotilla (German 10. Unterseebootsflottille) was a German U-boat flotilla used for front-line combat purposes during World War II. Founded on 15 January 1942 at Lorient under the command of Korvettenkapitän Günther Kuhnke, eighty U-boats operated with this flotilla before it was dissolved on 21 August 1944, and the remaining U-boats were moved to bases in Norway and Germany.^[1] Kuhnke himself took command of, the last U-boat to leave, on 27 August 1944 to sail to Flensburg^[2] where he assumed command of 33rd U-boat Flotilla.

U-boats assigned

and and, two captured Dutch submarines that were operated by the Germans during the time.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uboatnet:Archiv:10.U-Flottille. uboatnet.de. 24 February 2010. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519211220/http://www.uboatnet.de/Archiv/Flottillen/10.U_Flottille.htm. 19 May 2011. dead. dmy-all.
2. Web site: uboat.net - Boats - Flotillas - 10th Flotilla . uboat.net . 24 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100124145542/http://www.uboat.net/flotillas/10flo.htm . 24 January 2010 . live .