A flotilla is the formation ( operational union ) of warships, which can be part of a larger navy (forces).
Designed to perform tasks in a specific area (river, lake, sea, ocean).
Content
- 1 Types of Flotillas
- 2 Types
- 3 Civil war in Russia
- 3.1 Red Flotillas in the Civil War in Russia
- 4 White Flotillas in the Civil War
- 5 World War II
- 5.1 Flotillas of the USSR in the Great Patriotic War
- 6 Kriegsmarine
- 7 Post-war time (USSR)
- 8 US Navy
- 9 notes
- 10 Literature
Types of Flotilla
Distinguish:
- sea flotillas
- river flotillas
- lake flotillas
- submarine flotillas
Types
Distinguish:
- separate flotillas
- flotillas in the fleets ( military districts , fronts )
Civil War in Russia
During the Civil War in Russia, sea, river and lake flotillas were widely used in the armies of both main opponents - the Red Army and in the armies of the White movement . Their distinctive features were the creation during the period of hostilities in a particular theater of operations , an acute shortage of trained command and engineering personnel, the conduct of hostilities in the interests of the ground forces, in river and lake fleets - the predominance of mobilized and armed civilian ships over warships of special construction.
Red Flotillas in the Civil War in Russia
- Azov military flotilla
- Amu Darya military flotilla
- Amur Flotilla
- Aral military flotilla
- Astrakhan-Caspian Flotilla
- Baikal military flotilla
- White Sea Naval Flotilla
- Volga military flotilla
- Volga-Kama military flotilla
- Volga-Caspian naval flotilla
- Volsk Flotilla
- Volkhovo-Ilmen Flotilla
- Dnieper military flotilla
- Don-Azov military flotilla
- Don military flotilla
- Danube Flotilla
- Yenisei military flotilla
- West Dvina Naval Flotilla
- Caspian Flotilla
- Kurin Flotilla
- Onega military flotilla
- Pripyat military flotilla
- Saimaa Flotilla
- North Dvina Naval Flotilla
- Seliger-Volga military flotilla
- Siberian military flotilla
- Syrdarya military flotilla
- Temryuk military flotilla
- Ural military flotilla
- Ust-Dnieper military flotilla
- Flotilla of Soviet Latvia
- Marvelous flotilla
White Flotillas in the Civil War
- Battle Volga flotilla
- Volga River Squad
- Dnieper flotilla VSYUR
- Don military flotilla
- Yenisei River Battle Flotilla
- Caspian Flotilla
- Ob-Irtysh River Battle Flotilla
- Onega Lake Flotilla
- River Kama battle flotilla
- North Dvina River Flotilla
- Siberian military flotilla
- Arctic Ocean Flotilla
- Peipsi Lake Flotilla
World War II
During World War II, the sea flotillas were both independent (for example, the Caspian military flotilla ) and were part of the fleet (for example, the White Sea military flotilla ). They consisted of several formations and units of the same or different surface ships (trawling brigade , destroyer and patrol ship division, torpedo boat division, minesweeper division), submarines , aviation, marine corps and coastal artillery units , as well as various services providing its activity. They were intended to perform tasks in one of the operational areas, both independently and in cooperation with naval units and other branches of the Armed Forces .
River and lake flotillas assisted the Ground Forces in the conduct of hostilities in river basins and lakeside regions, the destruction of enemy ships, the provision of military traffic and other tasks. The structure of river and lake flotillas included compounds of river ships of various classes, parts of aviation , artillery and marines, as well as support and maintenance services.
Flotillas of the USSR in World War II
During World War II , the following fleets operated as part of the Navy of the USSR Armed Forces :
- Azov military flotilla
- Amur Flotilla
- White Sea Naval Flotilla
- Volga military flotilla
- Dnieper military flotilla
- Danube Flotilla
- Ilmen Military Flotilla
- Caspian Flotilla
- Ladoga military flotilla
- Onega military flotilla
- Pinsk military flotilla
- North Pacific Naval Flotilla
- Marvelous flotilla
Kriegsmarine
In Germany, during the period of Nazi domination and World War II, there were flotillas of ships, ships and boats of the Kriegsmarine, including destroyers and destroyers (a total of 8 fleets) and submarine flotillas (a total of 16 combat and 15 training fleets).
Post-war time (USSR)
At different times, military flotillas were created in the USSR Navy after 1945: the Sakhalin Flotilla of Heterogeneous Forces (1945-1990), the Kamchatka Flotilla of Heterogeneous Forces (1945 — until present), the Primorsky Flotilla of Heterogeneous Forces (1979 — to the present), Kola a flotilla of diverse forces (1982 — present).
In the 1960s and 1980s, five submarine fleets were created in the USSR that existed until the beginning of the 21st century. The 1st , 3rd and 11th submarine flotillas were part of the Northern Fleet, the 2nd and 4th - in the Pacific Fleet.
US Navy
The flotilla is usually led by Rear Admiral , Commodore or Captain , depending on the importance of the mission.
Notes
Literature
- Soviet Military Encyclopedia , Marshal of the Soviet Union N.V. Ogarkov - Chairman, Moscow , Military Publishing House , 1981 .
- The Great Patriotic War, 1941-1945 : Encyclopedia / Ed. M. M. Kozlova . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1985 .-- 832 p. - 500,000 copies.