Kriegsmarine small ships (bateaux) in Avignon August 1944

Marc Saibene's book "Toulon et la Marine" mentions a group of MFPs, small minesweepers and small patrol boats (Harbor defense boats) that went up river to Avignon around 21 August 1944. Does anyone have any details or pictures of these craft?

Dave G

Le livre de Marc Saibène "Toulon et la Marine" fait état d'un groupe de MFP (?), petits dragueurs de mines et petits navires de patrouilles (navires de défense de port) qui ont remontés le Rhône jusqu'à Avignon autour du 21 août 1944.
Quelqu'un a t'il des détails ou des photos de ces bateaux ?

Hiya,
That sounds like retreating 'Wasserschutzpolizei' patrol boats, no ?

BoM

Cela ressemble à la retraite de vedettes de la police fluviale allemande, non ?

Hello Dave,
According with the KTB of the RhoneFlotille, this unit was formed the 19/08/1944 under command of the Korvettenkapitan Polentz, former command of the 6° Sicherung.
1° Gruppe : 5 boats of the Gruppe C of the 6°
2° gruppe : 13 räumjollen
3° Gruppe : 6 hafenschutzboote
4° Gruppe : 8 verschiedene boote kleinste Art
5° Gruppe : 7 MFP (F 812, F 814, F 820, F 883, F 938, F 940 et F 958)
The sailors were hgrouped in Besançon, where the flottilla is dissolved on September 4.
I have the KTB but it is in german and I dont speak this language.
Regards
Alain

That sounds like them. Iam looking for any pictures of boats other than the MFPs .

Dave