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Lettercode of the 8. S-Flotilla
The 8. S-Flotilla was put in order the first time on 01.11.1941 at Kiel. Commander of the 8. S-Flotilla was Kptlt. Georg-Stuhr Christiansen. The flotilla was deployed in the area Kolabight/Murmansk with Kirkenes as naval base. The flotilla was disbanded on 10.07.1942.
The 8. S-Flotilla was put in order again in November 1942 at Kiel, it was transferred to Norway in December 1942 and came back to Germany during the summer of 1943; from mid September it was in action in the west. Commander of the flotilla was KorvKpt. Felix Zymalkowski.
TEh coat of arms of the flotilla was aquired at Bodø. The letter-code of the boats from the 8. SFltl used the intials of the first name of the commanding officers on the side of the bridge-house and in the later boats on the side of the scull-bridge, in addition the boats were showing the initials of the COs on the stern.
The letter-code was changed with the change in command but not with a short-time replacement.
On 15.12.1942 flotilla embraced:
|
Boat |
Commanding Officer | Marking on the Bridge/Kalotte | Marking on the Stern |
| S 44 | Lt.z.S. Achim Quistorp |
ACHIM | AQ |
| S 64 | Kptlt.Friedr.-Wilh. Wilcke | FRIEDRICH | FW |
| S 66 | Lt.z.S. Horst Schuur | HORST | HS |
| S 69 | Oblt.z.S. Walter Knapp | WALTER | WK |
| S 108 | Lt.z.S. Jasper
Osterloh |
JASPER | JO |
| S 118 | Lt.z.S. Wulff Fanger | WULFF | WF |
"S 118" under Lt.z.S. Fanger 1943 in Norway - Picture: Archives Ola Erlandsson
On 01.09.1943 belonged to the flotilla:
|
Boat |
Commanding Officer | Marking on the Bridge-/Kalotte | Marking on fthe Stern |
| S 64 | Lt.z.S.Erich Kehder | ERICH | EK |
| S 65 | Oblt.z.S. Horst Schuur | HORST | HS |
| S 68 | ObFähnr.z.S. Wulff Fanger | WULFF | WF |
| S 69 | Oblt.z.S. Walter Knapp | WALTER | WK |
| S 81 | without | ||
| S 85 | Oblt.z.S. Hans-Joachim Wrampe | HANS | HW |
| S 93 | Oblt.z.S. Achim Quistorp |
ACHIM | AQ |
| S 127 | Oblt.z.S. Jasper
Osterloh |
JASPER | JO |
"S 69" with Letter-Code "WALTER" at the Scull-Bridge
"S 199" with Letter-Code "ACHIM" at the Scull-Bridge
"S 199" with Letter-Code "AQ" on the Stern
"S 127" with Letter-Code "JASPER" " on the Scull-Bridge
"S 127" under Oblt.z.S. Jasper Osterloh mooring at Ijmuiden - Picture: Archives Kurt Proboscz
Propably "S 85" (Oblt.z.S. d.Res. Schorbach) with letter-code "Dirk" - Picture: Extract from Michael Feodrowitz: „Bunker der deutschen Schnell- und Räumboote an der Kanalküste im Zweiten Weltkrieg", Page 162 (BA Bild 101 II-M2KBK-860-05, Grothoff)
Boats "S 64", "S 65", "S 68", "S 69", "S 81", "S 117", and "S 118" were handed over to the S-Schoolflotillas 1944 and operated by them until 1945.
On 15.08.1944 the boats listed below belonged to the 8. S-Flotilla:
| Boat | Commanding Officer | Marking on Bridge/Kalotte | Marking on Stern | Whereabbout |
| S 193 | Oblt.z.S. Horst Schuur | HORST | HS | + Ijmuiden |
| S 194 | Oblt.z.S. Jasper Osterloh | Jasper | JO | + W'haven |
| S 195 | Oblt.z.S.Erich Kehder | ERICH | EK | US-Loot |
| S 196 | Oblt.z.S.d.R. Günter Rathenow | GÜNTER | GR | Brit-Loot |
| S 197 | Oblt.z.S. Wulff Fanger | WULFF | WF | US-Loot |
| S 198 | Kptlt. Walter Knapp | WALTER | WK | + Ijmuiden |
| S 199 | Obltz.S. Achim Quistorp | ACHIM | AQ | + Margate |
| S 701 | Oblt.z.S. Ulrich Toermer | ULRICH | UT | US-Loot |
"S 199" with the letters "HS" on the stern - Picture: Archives Peter Schlichting
According to information of Schlichting-Shipyards the above picture, which we received thanks to the help of Gunnar Paulig, shows "S 199" with the letters "HS" for Horst Schuur on the stern. However, according to the manning-list of 15th August 1944 it must be "S 193" commissioned by Oblt.z.S. Horst Schuur on 28.06.1944 at Schlichting.
On 01.04.1945 the following boats belonged to the 8. S-Flotilla:
| Boat | Commanding Officer | Marking on the Bridge/Kalotte | Marking on the Stern | Whereabout |
| S 195 | Kptlt. Walter Knapp | WALTER | WK | US-Loot |
| S 196 | Oblt.z.S.d.R. Günter Rathenow | GÜNTER | GR | Brit-Loot |
| S 197 | Oblt.z.S. Wulff Fanger | WULFF | WF | US-Loot |
| S 302 | Oblt.z.S.Erich Kehder | ERICH | EK | US-Loot |
| S 303 | Oblt.z.S. Horst Schuur | HORST | HS | US-Loot |
| S 701 | Oblt.z.S. Günther Milbradt | GÜNTHER | GM | US-Loot |
| S 709 | Oblt.z.S. Ulrich Toermer | ULRICH | UT | UdSSR-Loot |
"S 302", "S 303" or "S 709" at the Steamship-Pier at Egersund on 08.05.1945 - Picture: Feyling, Dalane Folke Museum
Seven Boats Surrendered to the Allies in the Former 3. Entrance to Wilhelmshaven - Picture: BfZ