10th U-boat Flotilla
| 10th U-boat Flotilla | |
|---|---|
The 10th Flotilla emblem | |
| Active | 15 January 1942 – 21 October 1944 |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Kriegsmarine |
| 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, including two captured Dutch submarines, 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.