German submarine U-469

German submarine U-469 was a Type VIIC U-boat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War II.

She carried out one patrol. She sank no ships.

She was sunk by a British aircraft south of Iceland, in March 1943.

Service history
The submarine was laid down on 1 October 1941 at the Deutsche Werke in Kiel as 'werk' 300, launched on 8 August 1942 and commissioned on 7 October under the command of Oberleutnant Emil Claussen.

She served with the 5th U-boat Flotilla from 7 October 1942 for training and the 3rd flotilla from 1 March 1943 for operations.

Patrol and loss
U-432's only patrol began with her departure from Kiel on 16 March 1943. She had just negotiated the 'gap' between Iceland and the Faroe Islands, when she was sunk by a British B-17 Flying Fortress of No. 206 Squadron RAF south of Iceland on the 25th.

Forty-seven men went down with U-469; there were no survivors.