The 19th U-boat Flotilla (

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''19. Unterseebootsflottille'') was a unit of Nazi Germany's ''

Kriegsmarine The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the a ...

'' during World War II. It was founded in October 1943 as a Training Flotilla (Ger. ''Ausbildungsflottille'') where future commanders received their basic training (''Kommandanten-Vorschule''), under the command of ''

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Jost Metzler Jost Metzler (26 February 1909 – 29 September 1975) was a German submarine commander during World War II. He commanded the U-boats and , and was recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Career Metzler joined the ''Kri ...

. Originally based at Pillau, it relocated to Kiel in February 1945. It was disbanded in May 1945 when Germany surrendered.

Assigned U-boats

Four U-boats were assigned to this flotilla during its service. * * * *

References

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