The 11th U-boat Flotilla (

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''11. Unterseebootsflottille'') was formed on 15 May 1942 in

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. The flotilla operated mainly in the

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and against the Russian convoys (JW, PQ, QP and RA series) in the

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. The flotilla operated various marks of the

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until September 1944, when it had an influx of some Type IX boats from France. It also was the only flotilla to field the

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for operational use, but the war ended before saw action. The Flotilla was disbanded on 9 May 1945 with the German surrender.

Flotilla commanders

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