K-Verband

The K-Verband (German Kleinkampfverbände der Kriegsmarine, "small battle units") was a World War II German naval unit that operated a mixture of midget submarines and explosive speed boats.^[1] It was formed in April 1944^[1] and operated until 26 April 1945.^[2]

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.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Tarrant, pp.35–37
^ Tarrant, pp.222–223

Bibliography

Tarrant, V.E (1994). The Last Year of the Kriegsmarine. Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1-85409-176-X.

External links

Pickles, Graham, The K-Verband, The Hemlington Nautical History Society Archived 2009-04-19 at the Wayback Machine

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[V.E35-1] Tarrant, pp.35–37

[V.E222-2] Tarrant, pp.222–223

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v t e Midget submarines of the Kriegsmarine
Completed submarines	Seehund Hecht Biber Molch
Manned torpedoes	Neger Marder Hai
Prototypes	Delphin Seeteufel Schwertwal