19th U-boat Flotilla

19th U-boat Flotilla Uboat Flo19 logo.gif 150 Nazi Germany U-boat flotilla Nazi Germany October 1943– May 1945 Pillau (October 1943–February 1945)Kiel (February–May 1945) Korvettenkapitän Jost Metzler The 19th U-boat Flotilla (German 19. Unterseebootsflottille) was a unit of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine 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 Korvettenkapitän Jost Metzler. Originally based at Pillau, it relocated to Kiel in February 1945. It was disbanded in May 1945 when Germany surrendered. http://www.uboat.net/flotillas/19flo.htm uboat.net - Boats - Flotillas uboat.net 12 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100217110554/http://uboat.net/flotillas/19flo.htm 17 February 2010 live Assigned U-boats Four U-boats were assigned to this flotilla during its service. U-56 1938 2 U-57 1938 2 U-58 1939 2 U-59 1939 2 References June 2017 19 Category:Military units and formations of the Kriegsmarine Category:Military units and formations established in 1943 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945