24th U-boat Flotilla


24th U-boat Flotilla was a training flotilla of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

Unit history

The flotilla was founded at Danzig in November 1939 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Hannes Weingärtner as the Unterseebootsausbildungsflottille. It was redesignated 1. Unterseebootsausbildungsflottille in April 1940, and then 24. Unterseebootsflottille in June 1940.
The flotilla trained new U-boat commanders in attack techniques in the Kommandantenschiesslehrgang. The course lasted four weeks and trained 10 to 12 officers each time. The flotilla was disbanded in March 1945.

Bases

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