Jost Metzler

German navy officer and WWII submarine commander (1909–1975)
Person human Q70225

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
February 26, 1909
Date of death
September 29, 1975
Place of birth
Altshausen
Place of death
Bavendorf
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
writer, submariner, military personnel (1933–1945), Marineoffizier, soldier (1933–1945)
Educated at
Naval Academy at Mürwik (1934–1935)[11]
Citizenship
Germany
Languages spoken, written or signed
German
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Commander of (DEPRECATED)
U-69 (1940–1941), U-847 (1943–1943), 19th U-boat Flotilla (1944–1945)
Conflict
World War II
Described by source
Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945, Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine 1939-1945, Jäger der sieben Meere
Family name
Metzler
Given name
Jost
Military branch
German Navy (1933–1935), Kriegsmarine (1935–1945)[17][18]
Military, police or special rank
Korvettenkapitän (1943–1945)
Name in native language
Jost Metzeler
Participated in conflict
World War II
🏷️ Also known as
en Jost Metzler ar جوست أرنولد de Metzler, Jost ru Йост Мецлер ru Метцлер, Йост ru Мецлер, Йост
🔖 Identifiers · 20
VIAF cluster ID
8261494
Library of Congress authority ID
n89648735
GND ID
12214872X
Babelio author ID
251684
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
127625462
DDB person (GND) ID
12214872X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12214872X
FAST ID
256533
Freebase ID
/m/04lhjqx
IdRef ID
189069910
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NUKAT ID
n2010077670
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007280222405171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810604968905606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
352857250
NooSFere author ID
2147187351
Prabook ID
2283446
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcR7BT7xYJ9TfQ9X4QrMP

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Commander of (DEPRECATED) 3
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Award received 2
Military branch 2
Allegiance 1
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Family name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Military, police or special rank 1
Participated in conflict 1
Place of birth 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Jost Metzler's place of birth was Altshausen[1]. He was born on February 26, 1909[2]. He passed away in Bavendorf[3]. He died on September 29, 1975[4]. He worked as a writer[5], submariner[6], military personnel[7], Marineoffizier[8], and soldier[9].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross[12], a grade of an order[19], in Nazi Germany[20], founded in 1939[21]; Iron Cross 2nd Class[13], a grade of an order[22]; Iron Cross 1st Class[14], a grade of an order[23]; and U-boat War Badge (1939)[15], a military decoration[24], in Nazi Germany[25], founded in 1939[26].

FAQs

Where was Jost Metzler born?

Born in Altshausen[1].

Where did Jost Metzler die?

Jost Metzler passed away in Bavendorf[3].

What did Jost Metzler do for work?

Jost Metzler worked as writer[5], submariner[6], military personnel[7], Marineoffizier[8], and soldier[9].

Where did Jost Metzler go to school?

Jost Metzler was educated at Naval Academy at Mürwik[11].

What awards did Jost Metzler receive?

Honors received include Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross[12], Iron Cross 2nd Class[13], Iron Cross 1st Class[14], and U-boat War Badge (1939)[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Die deutschen U-Boot-Kommandanten (1 ed.). wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . uboat.net. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . ubootarchiv.de. Retrieved . ubootarchiv.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945. wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Die deutschen U-Boot-Kommandanten (1 ed.). wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . uboat.net. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . uboat.net. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . uboat.net. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ubootarchiv.de. Retrieved . ubootarchiv.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945. Retrieved . ubootarchiv.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [2] ↑ . NooSFere. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . NooSFere. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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