Die Schnellboot-Seite
S-Boats in the Kriegsmarine 1935 - 1945
Organization of the S-Boats-Forces
S-Boats-Force 1939 - 1945
| Führer der Torpedoboote | Kpt.z.S. Bütow, H. | 1939 - 1942 | |
| Führer der Schnellboote | FKpt./Kpt.z.S./Kmdre. Petersen, R. | 04.1942 - 05.1945 | |
| 1. S-Division | FKpt. Schultz, M. | 07.1943 - 03.1945 | From 13.10.1944 were the Mediterranean flotillas drawn together to form the 1. S-Divion |
| Kptlt. Wuppermann | 03. - 05.1945 |
S-Boatflotillas 1939 - 1945
1. S-Flotilla
Initially formed as 1. UZ (S) Halbflottille, renamed 1932 1. Schnellbootshalbflottille and 1935 renamed 1. Schnellbootsflottille.
Operation areas:
| Kptlt. Sturm, K. | 1939 | Baltic, Northsea |
| Kptlt. Birnbacher, H. | 1939 - 1940 | Norwaycampain, Westcampain |
| 1941 | Hoofden, Channel, Russiacampain, Finnland | |
| 1942 | Black Sea | |
| KKpt. Christiansen, G. | 1942 - 1943 | Black Sea |
| KKpt. Büchting, H. | 1943 - 1945 | Black Sea, Baltic |
Decomposed 29.08.1944 after scuttling of th elast four boats, newly formed in the Baltic January 1945.
2. S-Flotilla
Formation 01.08. 1938.
Operation Areas:
| KKpt. Petersen | 1939 | Northsea, Kattegatt, Baltic |
| 1940 - 1941 | Norwaycampain, Westcampain, Hoofden, Channel | |
| Oblt.z.S. Feldt | 1941 | Russiacampain, Finnland |
| 1942 - 1944 | Hoofden, Channel | |
| KKpt. Opdenhoff | 1944 - 1945 | Hoofden, Channel, Invasion Seine-Bight |
| Kptlt. Wendler | 1945 | Hoofden |
3. S-Flotilla
Formation 14.05. 1940.
Operation Areas:
| Oblt.z.S. Töniges | 1940 | responsible for forming up |
| Kptlt. Kemnade | 1940 | Channel, Hoofden |
| 1941 | Channel Russiacampain, Baltic | |
| 1942 - 1943 | Mediterranean | |
| Kptlt. Müller, A. | 1943 | Mediterranean |
| KKpt. Schultz, H.M. | 1943 - 1944 | Mediterranean |
| Kptlt. Müller, A. | 1944 | Mediterranean |
| Kptlt. Schulz, G. | 1944 - 1945 | Mediterranean |
4. S-Flotilla
Formation April 1941.
Operation Areas:
| Kptlt. Bätge, N. | 1941 - 1943 | Hoofden, Channel |
| KKpt. Lützow, W. | 1943 | Hoofden, Channel |
| Kptlt. Causemann, A. | 1943 | Hoofden, Channel |
| KKpt. Fimmen. K. | 1943-1944 | Hoofden, Invasion Seine-Bight |
| 1945 | Southnorway |
5. S-Flotilla
Formation 01.07.1941.
Operation Areas:
| KKpt. Klug, B. | 1941-1944 | Channel |
| Kptlt. Johannsen, K. | 1944 | Hoofden, Invasion Seine-Bight |
| Kptlt. Holzapfel, H. | 1944 - 1945 | Baltic |
6. S-Flotilla
Formation 01.03.1942.
Operation Areas:
| Kptlt. Obermaier, A. | 1941 | Hoofden, Channel |
| 1942 | Hoofden, Channel, Norway | |
| 1943 | Hoofden, Channel | |
| 1944 | Finnland, Invasion Seine-Bight | |
| Kptlt. Matzen, J.I. | 1944 -1945 | Invasion Seine-Bight, Hoofden |
7. S-Flotilla
Formation June 1938.
Operation Areas:
| KKpt. Klug, B. | 1941 - 1942 | Additional responsibility |
| KKpt. Trummer. H. | 1942-1944 | Mediterranean |
| Kptlt. Schulz, G. | 1944 - 1945 | Mediterranean |
8. S-Flotilla
Formation 01.11. 1941.
Operation Areas:
| KKpt. Christiansen, G. | 1941-1942 | Northnorway |
| KKpt. Zymalkowski, F. | 1942 - 1943 | Hoofden, Channel |
| 1944 | Invasion Seine-Bight | |
| 1945 | Hoofden, Baltic |
9. S-Flotilla
Formation 01.04. 1943.
Operation Areas:
| KKpt. G. Frhr. v. Mirbach | 1943 | Hoofden, Channel |
| 1944 | Invasion Seine-Bight | |
| 1945 | Hoofden |
10. S-Flotilla
Formation 15.03.1943.
Operation Areas:
| Kptlt. Müller, K. | 1943 - 1944 | Hoofden |
| Kptlt. Bludau, D. | 1944 - 1945 | Hoofden |
11. S-Flotilla
Italian MAS-Boats, handed over to Kriegsmarine 20.05.1943.
Operation Areas
| Kptlt. Meyer, H.J. | 1943 | Black Sea |
| Kptlt N. Baron v. Stempel | 1944 | New forming-up in the Baltic, no assigned boats |
Decomposed June 1944. Newly formed 10.12.1944 in the Baltic, decomposed April 1945.
21. S-Flotilla
Formed September 1943 with LS-Boats. After loss of all boats decomposed 12.10.1944.
Operation Area:
| Kptlt. Wuppermann, S. |
1943 - 1944 |
Aegaen Sea |
| Kptlt. Graser, L. |
1944 |
Aegean Sea |
The Flotilla looses al boats until 12.10.1944 and is closed down. The personnel marching northward is employed in land-battles at times.
22. S-Flotilla
Formed November 1943 with LS-Boats and Italian loot-boats.
Operation Area:
| Kptlt. Wuppermann, S. |
1943 |
Aegaen Sea |
| Kptlt. Hüsing, F |
1944 |
Aegean Sea |
All boats are handed over to Crotia as of 15.09.1944. The flotilla is decomposed.
24. S-Flotilla
Formed November 1943 with Italian Loot-Boats
| Kptlt. Meyer, H.J. |
1943 |
Mediterranean, Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea |
The flotilla was decomposed on 25.10.1944.
1. Schnellbootsdivision
| Freg.Kpt. Schulz, H. |
1944 |
Adria |
| Kptlt. Wuppermann, S. |
1945 |
Adria |
The 1. S-Bootsdivision was formed on 13.10.1944. Subordinate to it were the 3. SFltl (Kptlt. Schulz Günther) with three groups:
1. Group (ex 3. SFllt)
| Oblt.z.S. Milbradt, G. |
1944 |
Adria |
| Oblt.z.S. Hardtke, J. |
1944 - 1945 |
Adria |
2. Group (ex 7. SFltl)
| Oblt.z.S. Buschmann, H.-G.. |
1944 - 1945 |
Adria |
3. Group (ex 24. SFltl)
| Oblt.z.S. Bollenhagen, H. |
1944 - 1945 |
Adria |
Schnellbootslehrdivision
| Korv.Kpt. Feldt, K |
1944 - 1945 |
Stettin, Svendborg/DK |
Subordinate to S-Boots-Lehrdivision were three Schnellbootsschulflottilen (School-Flotillas), of which the 1. S-Schul-Fltl was transferred to Norway in January 1945 nach Norwegen (based at Egersund) and the2. S-Schul-Fltl from early 1945 was employed in minewarfare in the Baltic and in evacuation of refugees and the Kurlandarmy.
1. Schnellboots-Schul-Flottille
| Kptlt. Wilcke, F.-W. |
1944 - 1945 |
Stettin, Egersund/NO |
2. Schnellboots-Schul-Flottille
| Kptlt. Klose H.-H. |
1944 - 1945 |
Stettin, Windau (Ventspils) |
3. Schnellboots-Schul-Flottille
| Kptlt. Detlefsen, H. |
1944 - 1945 |
Stettin, Svendborg/DK |
Schnellboot - Begleitschiffe
S-Boat-Tenders (Begleitschiffe)
Tsingtau
| 1. S-Fltl | 1940 | Norwaycampain |
| 2. S-Fltl | 1941 | Russiacampain, Holland |
| S-Boot-Lehrdivision | 1942-1945 | Baltic |
Tanga
| 2. S-Fltl | 1940 | Norwaycampain |
| 1941 | Russiacampain, Holland | |
| S-Boot-Schulverband | 1942-1945 | Baltic |
Adolf Lüderitz
| 3. S-Fltl | 1940 | Holland |
| 8. S-Fltl | 1941 | Northnorway |
| S-Boot-Lehrdivision | 1942-1945 | Baltic |
Carl Peters
| 1. S-Fltl | 1940 | Norway, Holland |
| S-Boot-Lehrdivision | 1940-1945 | Baltic |
Hermann von Wissmann
| S-Boot-Lehrdivision | 1943 | Norway |
| 1944 | Baltic |
Gustav Nachtigal (Beuteschiff)
|
1944 |
Nordsee |
Shipf was sunk on 14.6.44 by aircraft-torpedo west of Borkum one month after commissioning.
Buea (Loot Ship)
| S-Boot-Lehrdivision | 1943 | Baltic |
Estonia (Loot Ship)
| S-Boot-Lehrdivision | 1941 | Baltic |
Romanis (Loot Ship)
| 1. S-Fltl | 1942-1944 | Black Sea |