29th U-boat Flotilla ("29. Unterseebootsflottille") was formed in December 1941 in

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under the command of

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Franz Becker. The

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operated mostly various marks of the

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and it concentrated its efforts mainly in the

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, against convoys. In August 1943, the flotilla moved to

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, but did also have U-boats in

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and Salamis. The flotilla was disbanded in September 1944, when was sunk on September 19 and the two last flotilla boats and were scuttled in Salamis.

Flotilla commanders

U-boats assigned to the flotilla

References

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