In the coastal areas, responsibility for defense measures and their units lay primarily with the German Navy. These areas covered a strip from the sea to the depths of the inland, about 20 kilometers inland. The heads of departments were the commanders of the relevant sections. As commanders, they also kept the relevant war diary, in which all military events, operations, combat activities, and military construction and reconstruction in the units were mentioned. The Cuxhaven section was founded in September 1939 and placed under the command of the North Frisian Coastal Commander. The command area included the Spieka-Bederkesa line in the west, the Geeste-Elb Canal (Hadelner Canal) in the south and the middle of the Elbe including Medemsand and Gross-Vogelsand. The islands of Neuwerk and Scharhörn with the mudflats and the Grosser Knechtsand also belonged to the control area. From February 1941, the Cuxhaven sector was under the command of the Coastal Commander German Bight, and from November 1944 under the command of the Sea Commander Elbe-Weser. In April 1945, the Cuxhaven sector was declared a fortified area.
Commanders of the Cuxhaven Section 1939 - 1945
- Frigate Captain Herbert Zollenkopf (01 Sep 1939-00 Dec 1939) Captain Gottfried Mollmann (00 Dec 1939-00 Apr 1940) Corvette Captain zV Georg Michael (00 Apr 1940-00 Oct 1940) Frigate Captain Werner Peters (00 Oct 1940-00 Feb 1941) Rear Admiral zV Wilhelm Rümann (10 Feb 1941-01 May 1941) Corvette Captain Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern-Emden (iV) (02 May 1941-08 Jun 1942) Rear Admiral zV Wilhelm Rümann (09 Jun 1942-31 Aug 1942) Corvette Captain Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern-Emden (01 Sep 1942-00 Apr 1944) Lieutenant Commander of the Reserve Hans Pfülf (00 Apr 1944-00 Oct 1944) Captain Herbert Sorge (00 Oct 1944-00 Apr 1945)
Staff officers at the staff
- Lieutenant Commander Rupert Freymadl (00 Oct 1939-00 Dec 1939) Lieutenant Commander MA of the Reserve Ernst Schmitz (00 Dec 1939-00 Mar 1940) Lieutenant Commander zV Karl Pagenstecher (00 Mar 1940-00 Feb 1941) vacant (00 May 1940-00 Feb 1941) Lieutenant Commander of the Reserve Heinz Fröhlich (00 Feb 1941-00 Jun 1941) vacant (00 Jun 1941-00 Oct 1941) Lieutenant Commander of the Reserve Heinz Fröhlich (00 Oct 1941-00 Oct 1942) Lieutenant Commander of the Reserve Konrad Bloem (00 Nov 1942-00 Feb 1943) Lieutenant Commander Robert Wegener (00 Mar 1943-00 Apr 1943) Lieutenant Commander of the Reserve zV Heinrich Behn (00 Apr 1943-00 Nov 1943) Lieutenant Commander of the Reserve Dr.jur. Hans Nebelsiek (00 Nov 1943-00 Nov 1944)
The commander in the Cuxhaven sector was in charge of the units...
Security posts and replacement troops
- Marine-Nachrichten-Offizier Cuxhaven
- Marine-Nachrichten-Offizier Elbe-Weser Radio
- Kraftfahr-Kompanie Cuxhaven
- Krankenträgerzug Cuxhaven
- Marine-Nachrichten-Offizier Nordholz
- Flugwach-Kommando Cuxhaven
- Küstenüberwachungsstelle Cuxhaven
- Marine-Nachrichten-Offizier Cuchaven
- 4./ Hafenschutz-Flottille
- Luftschutz-Warn-Zentrale Cuxhaven
- Festungsbaudienststelle Cuxhaven
- Marinefestungsbataillon 359
- Marinefestungsbataillon 360
- Marinelehrbataillon 313
- 4. Ersatz-Marineartillerieabteilung
Fortifications and defense sites from 1939:
- Flak Commander Cuxhaven (Marine Flak Division 214)Marine Artillery Division 114 - Cuxhaven
Quelle: http://www.old.axishistory.com/, M.B.
