List of all U-boats

U-169

Type

IXC/40

 
Ordered15 Aug 1940
Laid down15 May 1941 Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen (werk 708)
Launched6 Jun 1942
Commissioned16 Nov 1942Oblt. Hermann Bauer
Commanders
16 Nov 1942 - 27 Mar 1943  Oblt. Hermann Bauer
Career
1 patrol
16 Nov 1942-1 Mar 1943  4. Flottille (training)
1 Mar 1943-27 Mar 1943  10. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 27 March, 1943 south of Iceland, in position 60.54N, 15.25W, by depth charges from a British B-17 Fortress aircraft (Sqdn. 206/L). 54 dead (all hands lost).

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Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-169 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

U-boat Emblems

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Hitler's U-boat War

Blair, Clay


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Books dealing with this subject include

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 1998.
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1. Wynn, Kenneth, 1998.
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2. Wynn, Kenneth, 1998.