2nd U-boat Flotilla

2nd U-boat Flotilla
Active	Raised 1936, Dissolved 1944
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Kriegsmarine
Type	U-boat flotilla
Garrison/HQ	Kiel, Wilhelmshaven, Lorient
Nickname(s)	Saltzwedel Flotilla
Engagements	World War II Battle of the Atlantic (1939–1945) Battle of the Caribbean
Commanders
Notable commanders	Korvettenkapitän Werner Hartmann Korvettenkapitän Viktor Schütze Fregattenkapitän Ernst Kals

The 2nd U-boat Flotilla (German 2. Unterseebootsflottille), also known as the Saltzwedel Flotilla, was the second operational U-boat unit in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Founded on 1 September 1936 under the command of Fregattenkapitän Werner Scheer, it was named in honour of Oberleutnant zur See Reinhold Saltzwedel. Saltzwedel, a U-boat commander during World War I, died on 2 December 1917, when his submarine UB-81 was sunk by a mine in the English Channel.

The flotilla was based in Kiel for the first few weeks after its formation, but was later moved to Wilhelmshaven, where it remained until May 1940. In June 1940, the flotilla was moved to Lorient in France until it was disbanded in August 1944.