32nd U-boat Flotilla
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32nd U-boat Flotilla ("32. Unterseebootsflottille") was a training flotilla ("Ausbildungsflottille") of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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32. Unterseebootsflottille | |
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Active | April 1944–May 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Kriegsmarine |
Type | U-boat flotilla |
Garrison/HQ | Königsberg (April 1944–January 1945) Hamburg (January–May 1945) |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Korvkpt. Ulrich Heyse (March–May 1945) |
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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]