9th U-boat Flotilla
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9th U-boat Flotilla
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The 9th U-boat Flotilla 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
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_U-boat_Flotilla
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2024-02-06T07:18:24Z
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