10th U-boat Flotilla
| 10th U-boat Flotilla | |
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The 10th Flotilla emblem
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| Active | 15 January 1942 – 21 October 1944 |
| Country |
 Nazi Germany
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| Branch |
 Kriegsmarine
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| Type | U-boat |
| Garrison/HQ | Lorient, France |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Korvettenkapitän Günther Kuhnke |
The 10th U-boat Flotilla (German 10. Unterseebootsflottille) was a German U-boat flotilla used for front-line combat purposes during World War II. Founded on 15 January 1942 at Lorient under the command of Korvettenkapitän Günther Kuhnke, eighty U-boats operated with this flotilla before it was dissolved on 21 August 1944, and the remaining U-boats were moved to bases in Norway and Germany. Kuhnke himself took command of U-853, the last U-boat to leave, on 27 August 1944 to sail to Flensburg where he assumed command of 33rd U-boat Flotilla.
and U-D3 and U-D5, two captured Dutch submarines that were operated by the Germans during the time.
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