19th U-boat Flotilla

19th U-boat Flotilla
Active	October 1943– May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Kriegsmarine
Type	U-boat flotilla
Garrison/HQ	Pillau (October 1943–February 1945) Kiel (February–May 1945)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Korvkpt. 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.^[1]

Assigned U-boats

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

U-56 U-57

U-58 U-59

References

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