Die Schnellboot-Seite
S-Boats in the Kriegsmarine 1935 - 1945
Lettercodes
in the 6. SFltl
The 6. SFltl was formed in March 1941. Flotilla-Commander was KKpt Albrecht Obermaier (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold June 6th 1944) from Marcj 1941 to July 1944; his successor was Kptlt. (KKpt) Jens Matzen (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold January 27th 1945; Ritterkreuz March 18th 1945) from July 1944 to May 1945.
The Areas of Deployment of the Flotilla were:
| 1942 | Northsea/English Channel/Norway |
| 1942 – 44 | Northsea/English Channel |
| 1944 | Finnish Bight |
| 1944 – 45 | English Channel/Northsea (Hoofden) |
Coat of Arms of 6. SFltl as per memory of OGefr Thiel
Coat of Arms 6. SFltl in accordance with pictures
Coat of Arms of the 6. SFltl of Aluminium for the sailor's caps - Picture: Archives Ola Erlandsson
Coat of Arms 6. SFltl on a boat at Gosport/England June 1945 - Picture: Archives Enno Brandi
Marking
of the Boats:
According
to the statement of the last commanding officer of „S 223“, the former
Oblt.z.S. Enno Brandi, all boats towards the end of war besides of the
coat of arms of the flotilla were marked on both sides of the hull beneath
the bridge in big black letters with the initial of the last name of the
commanding officer. However, he does not remenber how it was handled when
the same letter appeared more than once as in Brandi, Breithaupt and
Bucher.
In April 1941 the flotilla was in command of the following boats:
| Boat | Commanding Officer | commissioned | Handed over to |
| 11 | Oblt.z.S. Hans-Jürgen Seeger | 03.08.1935 | to 5. SFltl 6/41 |
| 12 | Lt.z.S. Heinz Nolte | 31.08.1935 | to 5. SFltl 5/41 |
| 13 | Oblt.z.S. Gerhard Meyering | 07.12.1935 | to 5. SFltl 5/41 |
On April 1st 1941 the flotilla had available only "S 13" (Oblt.z.S. Meyering), on 10.04.41 boats "S 11" (Oblt.z.S. Seeger) and "S 12" (Oblt.z.S Nolte) becamew also available. "S 12" was decommissioned on 19.05.1941 a.D. for basic maintenance. On May 9th 1941 "S 30" came to 6. SFltl (Kdt Oblt.z.S. Meyering), "S 13 was commissioned. on My 19th 1941 "S 36" (OBStrm (ROA) Licht) and "S 56" (Oblt.z.S. Nolte) were added .
On October 1st 1941 the flotilla was in command of the following boats:
| Boat |
Commanding
Officer |
commissioned | Handed over to - Received from |
| 18 | Oblt.z.S. Walter Schnebel | 14.07.1938 | 01.42 to 5. SFltl |
| 19 | Oblt.z.S. Hans-Jürgen Seeger*) | 06.10.1938 | |
| 20 | Oblt.z.S. Walter Schnebel*) | 21.03.1939 | 01.42 to 5. SFltl |
| 22 | Oblt.z.S. Albert Causemann | 12.05.1939 | |
| 30 | Oblt.z.S. Gerhard Meyering | 23.11.1939 | 12.41 to 5. SFllt |
| 36 | Oblt.z.S. Karl-Heinz Stolzenburg*) | 14.06.1940 | 11.41 to 5. SFltl |
*) On October 18th 1941 Oblt.z.S. Witt took command of "S 36", on November 11th 1941 Oblt.z.S. Hörning took over "S 19", in December Oblt.z.S. Meyering took over "S 20" and on December 20th 1941 Oblt.z.S. Witt took over boat "S 22", which had been without CO since October 15th 1941.
With handing over boats "S 18" and "S 20" to the 5. SFltl and receipt of brandnew boats the flotilla on February 1st 1942 was in command of the folkowing boats:
| Boat |
Commanding Officer | commissioned | Handed over to |
| 19 | Lt.z.S.
Wolfgang Hörning |
06.10.1938 | 04/42 to 5. SFlt |
| 22 | Oblt.z.S. Herbert Witt | 12.05.1939 | 02/42 to 7. SFltl |
| 24 | Oblt.z.S. Heinz Nolte | 12.05.1939 | from 4. SFltl |
| 69 | ObStrm. (ROA) August Licht | 12.12.1941 | |
| 71 |
Oblt.z.S. Ullrich Thomsen | 11.01.1942 | |
| 101 | Oblt.z.S. Gerhard Meyering | 30.11.1940 | 04/42 to 2. SFltl |
| 112 | Oblt.z.S. Heinz-Friedr. Nitsche | 11.12.1941 | 04/42 to 5. SFltl |
In March 1942 boat "S 74" after commissioning at Lürssen joint the flotilla so that it went to Norway from April to July 1942 with the boats as follows:
| Boat |
Commanding Officer | commissioned | Handed over to |
| 19 | Lt.z.S.
Wolfgang Hörning |
06.10.1938 | 04.42 to 5. SFltl |
| 24 |
Oblt.z.S. Heinz Nolte *) | 18.09.1939 | 04.42 to 5. SFltl |
| 69 | Lt.z.S. d.R. August Licht | 12.12.1941 | |
| 71 | Oblt.z.S. Friedr.-Wilh. Joppig | 11.01.1942 | |
| 73 | Oblt.z.S. Heinz Nolte | 19.12.1941 | |
| 74 |
Oblt.z.S. Herbert Witt | 27.03.1942 |
|
| 75 | Lt.z.S.
Wolfgang Hörning |
09.04.1942 | |
| 101 | Oblt.z.S. Gerhard Meyering | 30.11.1940 | 04.42 to 5. SFltl |
| 112 | Oblt.z.S. Heinz-Friedr. Nitsche | 11.12.1941 | 04.42 to 5. SFltl |
At the transfer to Norway boats "S 19" and "S 24" sailed with the flotilla but returned ("S 19" under Oblt.z.S. Goetschke and "S 24" under Oblt.z.S. Nitsche) and were handed over to 5. SFllt.
During its stay at Norway the flotilla received the following new boats which joined the flotilla at Svolvær:
| Boat |
Commanding Officer | commissioned | Handed over to |
| 73 | Oblt.z.S. Heinz Nolte | 11.01.1942 | |
| 75 | Oblt.z.S.
Wolfgang Hörning |
09.04.1942 | |
| 76 | Oblt.z.S. Gerhard Meyering | 01.05.1942 | |
| 113 | Oblt.z.S. Walter Schnebel | 14.03.1942 | 02.43 to 3. S-Schul-Fltl |
| 114 | Oblt.z.S. Heinz-Friedrich Nitsche | 23.04.1942 |
In addition to the letters on the hull some of the boats showed own insignia on the forefront of the bridge, i.g. "S 76" (Oblt.z.S. Meyering) showing the "iron fist", which was repeated in the squadron-coat of arms of the 2. S-Squadron when put in service by FKpt Meyering in 1958.
"Iron Fist" on the bridge of "S 76" (Oblt.z.S. Meyering, 6. SFltl) - Picture: Archives Freundeskreis Schnellboote und Korvetten
Iron Fist as Coat of Arms of 2. S-Squadron
The 6. SFltl on march in the Lofot Islands - Picture: Archives A. Hullman
S-Boats of 6. SFltl as Screen for "Lützow" - Picture: Archives A. Hullmann
"S 75" in a Northern Norwegian Harbour - Picture: Archives A. Hullmann
Only the Ship's Dog on Watch - Picture: Archives A. Hullmann
After handing ower "S 69" to the 8. SFltl on December 1st 1942, the losses of "S 119" on March 6th 1943 (Lt.z.S.d.R. Licht), "S 71" on March 18th 1943 (Oblt.z.S. Rüdiger Suhr †), and "S 75" on Match 5th 1943 (Oblt.z.S. Hörning) and receipt of new boats the flotilla on March 20th 1943 was organized as follows:
| Boat | Commanding
Officer |
Commissioned | Handed over to |
| 39 | Oblt.z.S. Martin Kultzen | 16.01.1941 | |
| 74 | Kptlt.
Herbert Witt |
27.03.1942 | 07.43 to 8. SFltl |
| 76 | Kptlt. Gerhard Meyering | 01.05.1942 | |
| 79 | Lt.z.S. Georg Korn | 27.06.1942 | |
| 91 | Oblt.z.S. Heinz Nolte | 22.12.1942 |
|
| 95 | Oblt.z.S. Walter Schnebel*) | 28.02.1943 | 05/43 to 3. S-Schul-Fltl |
| 97 | Oblt.z.S. Wolfgang Hörning*) | 25.03.1943 | 04/43 to 3. S-Schul-Fltl |
| 114 |
Oblt.z.S. Heinz-Friedr. Nitsche | 23.04.1942 |
|
| 119 | Lt.z.S.
d.R. August Licht |
04.07.1942 |
On July 1sr 1944 the boats of the flotilla were marked with letters as insignia:
| Boat |
Commanding Officer | Letter | commissioned | Handed over to in 09/44 |
| 39 |
Lt.z.S.
Enno Brandi |
B | 16.01.1941 | |
| 76 |
Kptlt. Jens Matzen | M | 01.05.1942 | to 2. S-Schul-Fltl |
| 79 |
Oblt.z.S. Georg Korn |
K | 27.06.1942 | to 1. S-Schul-Fltl |
|
90 |
Lt.z.S.
(KrO) Herbert Zillmann |
Z | 10.12.1942 | to 1. S-Schul-Fltl |
| 91 | Oblt.z.S.
Heinz Nolte |
N |
22.12.1942 | |
| 97 | ObStrm. Hans Waldhausen | ? | 25.03.1943 | to
3. S-Schul-Fltl |
| 114 | Kptlt. Hans-Karl Hemmer | H |
23.04.1942 | |
| 132 |
Kptlt.
Herbert Witt |
W | 10.12.1943 | to 3. S-Schul-Fltl |
| 135 | Oblt.z.S. d.R. August Licht | L | 29.05.1943 | to 2. S-Schul-Fltl |
"S 39" of 6. SFltl with "B" as Insignia without Flotilla Coat of Arms - Picture: Archives Enno Brandi
"S 114" of der 6. SFltl with Letter "H" in Finnland 1944 - Picture: Archives Förderverein
Boats
"K" and "N" of 6. SFltl in the Netherlands -
Picture: Archives Ola Erlandsson
In the 4. Quarter of 1944 the flotilla got eight yard-new boats upon loss or handing over of her old boats to other flotillas thus holding a stock on 15.01.1945 of:
| Boat |
Commanding
Officer |
Code |
Commissioned |
| 211 | Oblt.z.S.d.R.
August Licht |
L | 01.10.1944 |
| 212 | ObStrm. Alfred Schannow | S | 11.10.1944 |
| 213 | Lt.z.S. Reinhard Bucher |
B *) |
04.01.1945 |
| 222 | Lt.z.S.
d.R. Kurt Breithaupt |
? | 23.09.1944 |
| 223 | Oblt.z.S.
Enno Brandi |
B | 29.10.1944 |
| 704 | Oblt.z.S. Georg Korn | K | 02.10.1944 |
| 705 |
Kptlt. Hans-Karl Hemme | H | 22.10.1944 |
| 706 | ObStrm.
Wilhelm Waldhausen |
W | 31.10.1944 |
*) The letter "B" was used by Lt.z.S. Reinhard Bucher for "S 213" after the loss of "S 223" (Oblt.z.S. Enno Brandi)
"S 704" (Oblt.z.S. Korn) at Rotterdam 1945 - Picture: Archives Enno Brandi
"S 213" as middle Boat at Gosport/England in June 1945 - Picture: Unknown
"S
221" of the 4. as well as "S 213" and "S 212"
of 6. SFltl at Gosport/England June 1945 - Picture: Archives
Freundeskreis Schnellboote und Korvetten
Four Boats of 6. SFltl in Holland - Picture: Archives Enno Brandi
"S 212" of 6. SFltl with "S" as Insignia - Picture: Archives Hullmann
"S 222" in Holland - Picture: Archives Ola Erlandsson
Interned Boats at Wilhelmshaven Sommer/Fall 1945 - Picture: Archives Ola Erlandsson
Letter-Code on 01.04.1945
| Boat |
Commanding Officer | Code |
Commissioned |
| 211 | Kptlt. Heinz Nolte | N | 01.10.1944 |
| 212 | ObStrm. Alfred Schannow | S | 11.10.1944 |
| 213 | Lt.z.S. Reinhard Bucher | B *) | 04.01.1945 |
| 222 |
Lt.z.S.d.R.
Kurt Breithaupt |
V | 23.09.1944 |
| 223 | Oblt.z.S. Enno Brandi | B | 29.10.1944 |
| 701 | Oblt.z.S. Horst Schuur | S | 03.07.1944 |
| 704 | Oblt.z.S.
Georg Korn |
K | 02.10.1944 |
| 705 | Kptlt. Hans-Karl Hemmer |
H |
22.10.1944 |
| 706 | ObStrm.
Wilhelm Waldhausen |
W | 31.10.1944 |
*) The letter "B" was used by Lt.z.S. Reinhard (Ronnie) Bucher for "S 213" after the loss of "S 223" (Oblt.z.S. Enno Brandi)