The K-Verband (German ''Kleinkampfverbände der Kriegsmarine'', "small battle units") was a
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
German naval unit that operated a mixture of
midget submarine
A midget submarine is any submarine under 150 tons, typically operated by a crew of one or two but sometimes up to six or nine, with little or no on-board living accommodation. They normally work with mother ships, from which they are launched an ...
s and explosive speed boats.
[Tarrant, pp.35–37] It was formed in April 1944
[ and operated until 26 April 1945.][Tarrant, pp.222–223]
The miniature submarines were a mix of one and two-man craft. The Linsen explosive motorboats were operated in units of three with two boats carrying 660-800 lb of explosives and a third tasked with remotely controlling them during their final attack run.
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Bibliography
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External links
Pickles, Graham, ''The K-Verband'', The Hemlington Nautical History Society
Midget submarines
Military units and formations of the Kriegsmarine
Military units and formations established in 1944
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
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