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29th U-boat Flotilla ("29. Unterseebootsflottille") was formed in December 1941 in La Spezia in Italy under the command of Korvettenkapit n Franz Becker. The flotilla operated mostly various marks of the Type VII U-boat and it concentrated its efforts mainly in the Mediterranean Sea, against convoys. In August 1943, the flotilla moved to Toulon, but did also have u-boats in Marseille and Salamis. The flotilla was disbanded in September 1944, when U-407 was sunk on September 19 and the two last flotilla boats U-565 and U-596 were scuttled in Salamis. Flotilla commanders U-boats assigned to the flotilla References de:29. U-Flottille fr:29. Unterseebootsflottille ja: 29 (U ) ru:29- sl:29. podmorni ka flotilja (Wehrmacht)
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