25th U-boat Flotilla

25. Unterseebootsflottille
Active	Raised 1941, Dissolved 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Kriegsmarine
Type	U-boat flottilla
Garrison/HQ	Libau, Danzig
Commanders
Notable commanders	Kapitänleutnant Robert Gysae

25th U-boat Flotilla (German: 25. Unterseebootsflottille) was formed in Danzig in April 1940 as a training flotilla responsible for Firing Training.

It moved bases several times throughout the war. Between June 1941 and September 1941 it moved to Drontheim. Then it was shifted to Memel and subsequently to Libau. At the end of 1944 it was shifted again to Gotenhafen and then finally in 1945 it moved to Travemünde.

The Flotilla was originally called 2. Unterseebootsausbildungsflottille until July 1940 when it was renamed 25. Unterseebootsflottille.

Flotilla commanders

Korvettenkapitän Ernst Hashagen (Apr 1940-Dec 1941)
Korvettenkapitän Karl Jasper (Dec 1941-Aug 1943)
Fregattenkapitän Karl Neitzel (i.V.) (Aug 1943-Dec 1943)
Korvettenkapitän Robert Gysae (Dec 1943-Apr 1945)
Korvettenkapitän Georg-Wilhelm Schulz (Apr 1945-8 May 1945)

Major engagements

World War I	I II III IV Flanders Kurland Pola Constantinople

World War II	1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33.

Capital ships sunk

World War I	HMS Britannia HMS Cornwallis French battleship Danton HMS Formidable Gaulois Russian battleship Peresvet HMS Majestic Italian battleship Regina Margherita HMS Russell French battleship Suffren HMS Triumph

World War II	HMS Ark Royal HMS Barham HMS Courageous HMS Eagle HMS Royal Oak

Technology

Concepts

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