32nd U-boat Flotilla explained

Unit Name:32. Unterseebootsflottille
Country:Nazi Germany
Type:U-boat flotilla
Branch:Kriegsmarine
Dates:April 1944 - May 1945
Garrison:Königsberg (April 1944 - January 1945)
Hamburg (January - May 1945)
Notable Commanders:Korvkpt. Ulrich Heyse (March - May 1945)

32nd U-boat Flotilla ("32. Unterseebootsflottille") was a training flotilla ("Ausbildungsflottille") of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

The flotilla was formed in Königsberg, in April 1944 under the command of Fregattenkapitan Hermann Rigele. It trained mostly Type XXIII U-boats. It was transferred to Hamburg in January 1945, and in March put under the command of Korvettenkapitän Ulrich Heyse. The flotilla was disbanded in May 1945 after the German surrender.[1]

Flotilla commanders

Assigned U-boats

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: uboat.net - Boats - Flotillas - 32nd Flotilla . uboat.net . 13 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100217110607/http://uboat.net/flotillas/32flo.htm. 17 February 2010 . live.