Facts: - caption: jost metzler - battles: world war ii - death date: 29 september 1975 - allegiance: nazi germany - commands: u-69 '' 1940 2 u-847 2 '' 19th u-boat flotilla - rank: '' korvettenkapitan '' - awards: knight 's cross of the iron cross - birth date: 26 february 1909 - serviceyears: 1933 -- 45 - name: jost metzler - branch: nazi germany - image: jost metzler1.jpg - death place: bavendorf-ravensburg - birth place: altshausen Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jost metzler .
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jost metzler -lrb- 26 february 1909 -- 29 september 1975 -rrb- was a '' korvettenkapitan '' with the '' kriegsmarine '' during world war ii , commander of the u-boats and , and recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross -lrb- -rrb- .the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .