19th_U-boat_Flotilla

19th U-boat Flotilla

19th U-boat Flotilla

Military unit

The 19th U-boat Flotilla (German 19. Unterseebootsflottille) was a unit of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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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 Korvettenkapitän Jost Metzler. Originally based at Pillau, it relocated to Kiel in February 1945. It was disbanded in May 1945 when Germany surrendered.[1]

Assigned U-boats

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

References

  1. [1]
    "uboat.net - Boats - Flotillas". uboat.net. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
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