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{{Infobox Military Unit
{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=9. Unterseebootsflottille
|unit_name=9th U-boat Flotilla
|image=[[File:Uboat Flo09 logo.gif]]
| image= Uboat Flo09 logo.svg
|caption=''Der lachende Schwertfisch'' - The laughing Swordfish
|caption=''Der lachende Sägefisch'' - "The laughing Sawfish"
|country=[[Nazi Germany]]
|country={{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|type=[[U-boat]] flottilla
|type=[[U-boat]] flotilla
|branch=[[Kriegsmarine]]
|branch={{navy|Nazi Germany}}
|dates=Raised 1941, Dissolved 1945
|dates=Raised 1941, Dissolved 1945
|command_structure=
|command_structure=
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|nickname=
|nickname=
|battles=
|battles=
|notable_commanders=''[[Korvettenkapitän]]'' [[Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock]]
|notable_commanders=''[[Korvettenkapitän]]'' [[Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock]]
|associated units=
|associated units=
}}
}}'''9. Unterseebootsflottille''' was formed in October [[1941]] in [[Brest, France|Brest]]. It became operational in April [[1942]], after the first combat ready u-boat, [[German submarine U-213|''U-213'']], reached the Brest base on [[20 March]] [[1942]]. The flotilla operated mostly various marks of the [[Type VII U-boat]] and it concentrated its efforts mainly in the [[North Atlantic]], against convoys to and from [[Great Britain]]. The flotilla served from Brest until the base was threatened with being captured by [[United States|American]] forces. The last of the flotilla's u-boats, the [[German submarine U-256|''U-256'']] left Brest on [[4 September]] [[1944]] for [[Bergen, Norway]], and this marked the end of the 9th Flotilla. All its surviving boats were reassigned to the [[11. Unterseebootsflottille]] in Bergen.
The '''9th U-boat Flotilla''' ([[German language|German]] ''9. Unterseebootsflottille'') was formed in October 1941 in [[Brest, France|Brest]]. It became operational in April 1942, after the first combat ready U-boat, {{GS|U-213||2}}, reached the Brest base on 20 March 1942. The flotilla operated mostly various marks of the [[Type VII U-boat]] and it concentrated its efforts mainly in the [[North Atlantic]], against convoys to and from [[Great Britain]]. The flotilla served from Brest until the base was threatened with being captured by [[United States|American]] forces. The last of the flotilla's U-boats, the {{GS|U-256||2}} left Brest on 4 September 1944 for [[Bergen, Norway]], and this marked the end of the 9th Flotilla. All its surviving boats were reassigned to the [[11th U-boat Flotilla]] in Bergen.


The symbol of the 9th Flotilla, ''Der lachende Schwertfisch'' or the laughing Swordfish became the unit symbol after Lehmann-Willenbrock assumed command. It has previously been the [[conning tower]] emblem on his previous command, [[German submarine U-96 (1940)|''U-96'']] of [[Das Boot]] fame.
The symbol of the 9th Flotilla, ''Der lachende Sägefisch'' or the "laughing Sawfish" became the unit symbol after Lehmann-Willenbrock assumed command. It has previously been the [[conning tower]] emblem on his previous command, {{GS|U-96|1940|2}} of "''[[Das Boot]]''" fame.


== Flotilla commanders ==
== Flotilla commanders ==
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Duration
! width="180px"|Duration
! width="120px"|Rank
!align="center"|Commander
! width="180px"|Commander
|-
|-
|align="left"| October 1941 – February 1942
|align="right"|October 1941 - February 1942
|align="center"| [[Kapitänleutnant]] [[Jürgen Oesten]]
|align="left" |''[[Kapitänleutnant]]''
|align="left" |[[Jürgen Oesten]]
|-
|-
|align="left"| May 1942 – September 1944
|align="right"|May 1942 - September 1944
|align="center"| [[Korvettenkapitän]] [[Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock]]
|align="left" |''[[Korvettenkapitän]]''
|align="left" |[[Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock]]
|-
|-
|}
|}


==U-boats of the Flotilla==
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== References ==
<div class="references-small">
{|class="wikitable"
|width="50px"|{{GS|U-89|1941|2}}||width="50px"|{{GS|U-90|1941|2}}||width="50px"|{{GS|U-91|1941|2}}||width="50px"|{{GS|U-92|1942|2}}||width="50px"|{{GS|U-210||2}}||width="50px"|{{GS|U-211||2}}||width="50px"|{{GS|U-213||2}}
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*{{cite web | title= Uboat.net| work= The Flotillas &ndash; 9th Flotilla| url=http://uboat.net/flotillas/9flo.htm| accessdate=8 February| accessyear=2007}}
|-
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*{{cite web | title= Uboatnet.de| work= Die Flottillen &ndash; 7. Unterseebootsflottille| url=http://www.uboatnet.de/Archiv/Flottillen/9.U_Flottille.htm| accessdate=8 February| accessyear=2007}}
|{{GS|U-214||2}}||{{GS|U-215||2}}||{{GS|U-216||2}}||{{GS|U-217||2}}||{{GS|U-218||2}}||{{GS|U-230||2}}||{{GS|U-232||2}}
</div>
|-
|{{GS|U-240||2}}||{{GS|U-244||2}}||{{GS|U-248||2}}||{{GS|U-254||2}}||{{GS|U-256||2}}||{{GS|U-273||2}}||{{GS|U-279||2}}
|-
|{{GS|U-282||2}}||{{GS|U-283||2}}||{{GS|U-284||2}}||{{GS|U-293||2}}||{{GS|U-296||2}}||{{GS|U-302||2}}||{{GS|U-309||2}}
|-
|{{GS|U-317||2}}||{{GS|U-347||2}}||{{GS|U-348||2}}||{{GS|U-365||2}}||{{GS|U-377||2}}||{{GS|U-383||2}}||{{GS|U-388||2}}
|-
|{{GS|U-389||2}}||{{GS|U-403||2}}||{{GS|U-407||2}}||{{GS|U-408||2}}||{{GS|U-409||2}}||{{GS|U-412||2}}||{{GS|U-421||2}}
|-
|{{GS|U-425||2}}||{{GS|U-438||2}}||{{GS|U-443||2}}||{{GS|U-447||2}}||{{GS|U-450||2}}||{{GS|U-473||2}}||{{GS|U-480||2}}
|-
|{{GS|U-482||2}}||{{GS|U-591||2}}||{{GS|U-595||2}}||{{GS|U-604||2}}||{{GS|U-605||2}}||{{GS|U-606||2}}||{{GS|U-621||2}}
|-
|{{GS|U-631||2}}||{{GS|U-633||2}}||{{GS|U-634||2}}||{{GS|U-638||2}}||{{GS|U-659||2}}||{{GS|U-660||2}}||{{GS|U-663||2}}
|-
|{{GS|U-664||2}}||{{GS|U-709||2}}||{{GS|U-715||2}}||{{GS|U-739||2}}||{{GS|U-744||2}}||{{GS|U-755||2}}||{{GS|U-759||2}}
|-
|{{GS|U-761||2}}||{{GS|U-762||2}}||{{GS|U-764||2}}||{{GS|U-771||2}}||{{GS|U-772||2}}||{{GS|U-951||2}}||{{GS|U-954||2}}
|-
|{{GS|U-955||2}}||{{GS|U-966||2}}||{{GS|U-979||2}}||{{GS|U-984||2}}||{{GS|U-989||2}}||{{GS|U-997||2}}||{{GS|U-1165||2}}
|-
|}

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==References==
{{refbegin}}
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*{{cite web | title= Uboat.net| work= The Flotillas – 9th Flotilla| url=http://uboat.net/flotillas/9flo.htm| access-date=8 February 2007}}
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*{{cite web| title= Uboatnet.de| work= Die Flottillen – 7. Unterseebootsflottille| url= http://www.uboatnet.de/Archiv/Flottillen/9.U_Flottille.htm| access-date= 8 February 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070101192959/http://uboatnet.de/Archiv/Flottillen/9.U_Flottille.htm| archive-date= 1 January 2007| url-status= dead| df= dmy-all}}
{{refend}}


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[[Category:U-boat flotillas|09]]
[[de:9. U-Flottille]]
[[Category:Military units and formations of the Kriegsmarine]]
[[fr:9. Unterseebootsflottille]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1941]]
[[ru:9-я флотилия кригсмарине]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945]]
[[sl:9. podmorniška flotilja (Wehrmacht)]]

Latest revision as of 07:18, 6 February 2024

9th U-boat Flotilla
Der lachende Sägefisch - "The laughing Sawfish"
ActiveRaised 1941, Dissolved 1945
Country Nazi Germany
Branch Kriegsmarine
TypeU-boat flotilla
Garrison/HQBrest
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

The 9th U-boat Flotilla (German 9. Unterseebootsflottille) was formed in October 1941 in Brest. It became operational in April 1942, after the first combat ready U-boat, U-213, reached the Brest base on 20 March 1942. The flotilla operated mostly various marks of the Type VII U-boat and it concentrated its efforts mainly in the North Atlantic, against convoys to and from Great Britain. The flotilla served from Brest until the base was threatened with being captured by American forces. The last of the flotilla's U-boats, the U-256 left Brest on 4 September 1944 for Bergen, Norway, and this marked the end of the 9th Flotilla. All its surviving boats were reassigned to the 11th U-boat Flotilla in Bergen.

The symbol of the 9th Flotilla, Der lachende Sägefisch or the "laughing Sawfish" became the unit symbol after Lehmann-Willenbrock assumed command. It has previously been the conning tower emblem on his previous command, U-96 of "Das Boot" fame.

Flotilla commanders

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Duration Rank Commander
October 1941 - February 1942 Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Oesten
May 1942 - September 1944 Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

U-boats of the Flotilla

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U-89 U-90 U-91 U-92 U-210 U-211 U-213
U-214 U-215 U-216 U-217 U-218 U-230 U-232
U-240 U-244 U-248 U-254 U-256 U-273 U-279
U-282 U-283 U-284 U-293 U-296 U-302 U-309
U-317 U-347 U-348 U-365 U-377 U-383 U-388
U-389 U-403 U-407 U-408 U-409 U-412 U-421
U-425 U-438 U-443 U-447 U-450 U-473 U-480
U-482 U-591 U-595 U-604 U-605 U-606 U-621
U-631 U-633 U-634 U-638 U-659 U-660 U-663
U-664 U-709 U-715 U-739 U-744 U-755 U-759
U-761 U-762 U-764 U-771 U-772 U-951 U-954
U-955 U-966 U-979 U-984 U-989 U-997 U-1165

References

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  • "Uboat.net". The Flotillas – 9th Flotilla. Retrieved 8 February 2007.
  • "Uboatnet.de". Die Flottillen – 7. Unterseebootsflottille. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2007.

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