The whole force was commanded by Hartmann, flotilla commander of the Hundius flotilla.

After 30 minutes of panic and mayhem, the flotilla commander ordered the surviving four ships to return home.

Their flotilla commander recommended they be withdrawn from the picket lines.

The group would be under the command of KK Rosing, 7th ("Wegener's") flotilla commander.

S119 was then sunk at 15:35 by combined gunfire from Lance and Loyal, taking the German flotilla commander down with it.

She was commanded by Captain Masao Teraoka, submarine flotilla commander - indicating the importance of the trip.

The drums had barely begun beating when the flotilla commander saw the first of his warships ground.

The flotilla commander shook his hand again, then returned entranced to the map as he was handed back over the side to his little steam launch.

But procedures still had to be followed, especially in combat conditions and with the flotilla commander on deck in active command.

After Stalingrad, he had gone back to sea and had been promoted to flotilla commander before they sent him to the staff position in the Kremlin.