2nd U-boat Flotilla
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The 2nd U-boat Flotilla was a German Kriegsmarine submarine unit in World War II that operated U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2. Unterseebootsflottille | 1 |
| 2nd U-boat Flotilla canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kriegsmarine unit
ⓘ
U-boat flotilla ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| branch | Kriegsmarine ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of the Atlantic
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbandedInYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Allied merchant shipping
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| equipment |
Type IX U-boat
ⓘ
Type VII U-boat ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Lorient
ⓘ
Saint-Nazaire ⓘ
surface form:
St. Nazaire
Wilhelmshaven ⓘ |
| hasGermanName |
2nd U-boat Flotilla
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
2. Unterseebootsflottille
|
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| militaryBranchRole | submarine arm of the German Navy ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Ernst Kals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Günther Lütjens ⓘ Johann Mohr NERFINISHED ⓘ Oskar Kusch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInTheater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic
Western Approaches ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | disbanded ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Atlantic
ⓘ
surface form:
German U-boat campaign in the Atlantic
|
| partOf |
U-boats
ⓘ
surface form:
U-boat Arm
|
| role |
commerce raiding
ⓘ
submarine warfare ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Kriegsmarine High Command
ⓘ
surface form:
Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
|
| timePeriod | 1938–1945 ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | wolfpack tactics ⓘ |
| usedBase |
Keroman submarine base
ⓘ
Lorient (encircled and isolated) ⓘ
surface form:
Lorient U-boat pens
|
| usedBaseType | U-boat bunker ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
U-505
this entity surface form:
2. Unterseebootsflottille