Unterseeboot 269
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| U-269 | |||
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| Type | VIIC
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| Commission Date | 19 August 1942 | ||
| Construction yard | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack | ||
| Patrols | |||
| Start Date | End Date | Assigned Unit | |
| August 19, 1942 | March 31, 1943 | 8th Flotilla (training) | |
| April 1, 1943 | October 31, 1943 | 11th Flotilla | |
| November 1, 1943 | June 25, 1944 | 6th Flotilla | |
| Commanders | |||
| August, 1942 | April, 1943 | Oblt. Karl-Heinz Harflinger | |
| June, 1943 | September, 1943 | Oblt. Otto Hansen | |
| September, 1943 | March, 1944 | Kptlt. Karl-Heinrich Harlfinger | |
| April, 1944 | June, 1944 | Oblt. Georg Uhl | |
| Successes | |||
| Type of Ship Sunk | Number of Ships Sunk | Gross Registered Tonnage | |
| Commercial Vessels | None | 0 | |
| Military Vessels | None | 0 | |
Unterseeboat 269, also known as U-269 was a German submarine during the Second World War. The submarine failed to sink or damage any craft, but nether did it lose any crew members prior to its sinking.
The submarine was sunk by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Bickerton on the 25th June 1944. The attack left 13 dead and 39 survivors. Her wreck was located in 1961, during a search for the British submarine HMS Affray.
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