Metzler, Jost
- Date of birth:
- February 26th, 1909 (Altshausen/Württemberg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- September 29th, 1975 (Bavendorf-Ravensburg/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Jost Metzler serverd as Komandant aboard the "U 69" and the "U 847. He sailed a total of 4 operations in which he sank 11 ships with a total of 56.318 BRT.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- December 21st, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandant, U 69, 7. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- March 2nd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandant, U 69, 7. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- April 12th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 27th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandant, U 69, 7. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- July 28th, 1941
- Awarded on:
- June 1st, 1936
- Awarded on:
- December 20th, 1939
Sources
- Photo 1: known to STIWOT
- Photo: Willi Schumacher Collection
- - DIXON, JEREMY, The U-boat Commanders, Naval Institute Press, 2019.
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- The U-boat War 1939-1945
- Deutsche Marinesoldaten
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