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U-Boat Operations
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Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
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Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-269Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 50 929
Construction YardVulkan Vegesack Werft, Bremen
Yard Number34
Ordered20th Jan 1941
Keel laid18th Sep 1941
Launched24th Jun 1942
Commissioned19th Aug 1942
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
08.42 - 03.438.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
03.43 - 10.4311.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
11.43 - 06.446.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
08.42 - 06.43OL Karl-Heinrich Harlfinger
06.43 - 09.43KL Otto Hansen
see also: U-601 
09.43 - 03.44OL Karl-Heinrich Harlfinger
04.44 - 06.44OL Georg Uhl

Operations information for U-269
16.03.1943 - 21.03.1943
First Sailing
U-269 left Kiel under the command of Karl-Heinrich Harlfinger on 16th Mar 1943 and arrived at Bergen on 21st Mar 1943 after five days.
23.03.1943 - 23.04.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 23rd Mar 1943, U-269 left Bergen under the command of Karl-Heinrich Harlfinger and after four and a half weeks arrived at Narvik on 23rd Apr 1943.
24.04.1943 - 27.04.1943
Third Sailing
U-269 departed under Karl-Heinrich Harlfinger from Narvik on 24th Apr 1943 and arrived at Bergen on 27th Apr 1943 after three days.
06.07.1943 - 14.07.1943
Fourth Sailing
U-269 left Bergen under the command of Otto Hansen on 6th Jul 1943 and after just over one week arrived at Hammerfest on 14th Jul 1943.
22.07.1943 - 04.09.1943
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 22nd Jul 1943, U-269 left Hammerfest under the command of Otto Hansen and arrived at Skjomenfjord on 4th Sep 1943 after over six weeks.
05.09.1943 - 08.09.1943
Sixth Sailing
U-269 departed under Karl-Heinrich Harlfinger from Skjomenfjord on 5th Sep 1943 and after three days arrived at Bergen on 8th Sep 1943.
04.11.1943 - 15.12.1943
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-269 left Bergen under the command of Karl-Heinrich Harlfinger on 4th Nov 1943 and arrived at St. Nazaire on 15th Dec 1943 after nearly six weeks.
12.04.1944 - 15.04.1944
Eighth Sailing
On the 12th Apr 1944, U-269 left St. Nazaire under the command of Georg Uhl and after three days arrived at Lorient on 15th Apr 1944.
22.05.1944 - 28.05.1944
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-269 departed under Georg Uhl from Lorient on 22nd May 1944 and arrived at Brest on 28th May 1944 after six days.
06.06.1944 - 15.06.1944
Tenth Sailing
U-269 left Brest under the command of Georg Uhl on 6th Jun 1944 and after just over one week arrived at St. Peter Port on 15th Jun 1944.
18.06.1944 - 25.06.1944
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 18th Jun 1944, U-269 left St. Peter Port under the command of Georg Uhl. U-269 was lost on 25th Jun 1944.

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