German submarine U-200

German submarine U-200 was a Type IXD2 U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II.

The submarine was laid down on 3 November 1941 at the AG Weser yard at Bremen as 'werk' 1046, launched on 10 August 1942 and commissioned on 22 December 1942 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Schonder. After training with the 4th U-boat Flotilla at Stettin, the boat was transferred to the 12th U-boat Flotilla for front-line service from 1 June 1943.

She was sunk southwest of Iceland by depth charges from a British aircraft.

Service History
U-200 ' s first and only operational war patrol began on 12 June 1943. The new submarine departed Kiel and sailed north of the British Isles, through the 'gap' between Iceland and the Faroe Islands and into the Atlantic Ocean. On 24 June 1943 the U-boat was located by the RAF and sunk with all hands in position 58.25°N, -25.41667°W by depth charges from a British Consolidated B-24 Liberator of 120 Squadron. This was initially reported to be an attack on U-194 which was sunk on the same day, but that submarine was sunk by aircraft of a different unit.

All 68 souls aboard U-200, including seven members of the German 'Brandenburg' special forces, were lost.