30th U-boat Flotilla

30. Unterseebootsflottille
ActiveRaised 1941, Dissolved 1944
Country Nazi Germany
Branch Kriegsmarine
TypeU-boat flotilla
Garrison/HQConstanţa
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Helmut Rosenbaum

30th U-boat Flotilla ("30. Unterseebootsflottille") of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine was formed in October 1942. Six U-boats reached the Black Sea after a transport over land and canals [1] and operated from the harbours of Constanţa and Feodosiya[2] from 1942 to 1944.

  1. ^ The 30th Flotilla was founded in October 1942 under the command of Kptlt. Helmut Rosenbaum. The boats reached Constanza after a transport over land and canals. The operational area was limited to the Black Sea. Its history ended in September 1944, when the three last Flotillas boats U-19, U-20 and U-23 were scuttled on 10 and 11 September 1944 near the Turkish coast."Uboat.net". The Flotillas – 30th Flotilla. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  2. ^ Gordon Williamson, Ian Palmer: U-Boat Bases and Bunkers 1941–45, Volume 3 of Fortress, Osprey Publishing, 2003, ISBN 1-84176-556-2, ISBN 978-1-84176-556-3 p. 31