Lfd. Nr.: 1716
| Seegebiet: | Westraum |
| Datum / Zeit: | 01./02.05.1945 01u26 |
| Ort des Gefechts: | Pertui Rochelaise / BF 686 |
| Verbandsführer (S.O.): | Lt. Pierre Iehle (FFN) |
| Angreifer: | 23rd MTB 91, 92, 239 [2] |
| Gefechtsbericht A: | The Last Engagement in the Pertuis, May 1945. The Flotilla were based at Benodet and Rochefort, from where they carried out the last naval engagement of the war in the Pertuis. On the night of the 2nd May 1945 they shot up a German trawler, and two nights later fired their torpedoes at four other trawlers. In these engagements, after the Flotilla had left Kingswear, a number of German Navy and Army prisoners were taken.[3] |
| erkannte Gegner: | Trawler |
| alliierte Erfolge: | keine |
| alliierte Verluste: | keine |
| tatsächliche Gegner: | M 254, Hafenschutzboot FP 09 / FD Sol (LR 3547) |
| Gefechtsbericht B: | La Rochelle situation report at 1000.[...] 0126-0200 action by HS boat FP 09 on position "S1" and M 254 at Point "PC" with 4 to 6 enemy MTB's which broke through from west to south east, direction Rochefort. Casualties 1 man badly wounded (C.O.), 1 slightly wounded in M 254, 2 slightly wounded in HS boat. Only considerable damage to boats by hits. M 254 with HS FP 05 before the action was operated in Malconche Bay (Oleron) for artillery support or to give harassing fire against indicated targets and recognised enemy. Task not carried out.[1] |
| Ausgewertete Quellen: | 1) DEFE 3/578/273 (ZTPG/368.244) ; 2) https://forum-marinearchiv.de/smf/index.php?topic=42193.msg461704#msg461704 ; 3) Tony Higgins, The Free French 23rd MTB at Kingswear (1992), Scan 18 ; 4) https://www.navigueralarochelle.com/plan-deau-rochelais/ 5) http://www.navalgrid.com/find/square/bf686 ; 6) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Iehle ; 7) Gröner, DDK Band 8, S. 336 (LR 3547) ; |
| Letzte Änderung: | 02.10.2025 |