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German submarine ''U-199'' was a Type IXD2 U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. * The submarine was laid down on 10 October 1941 at the DeSchiMAG AG Weser yard at Bremen as yard number 1045, launched on 11 July 1942 and commissioned on 28 November. She was commanded by ''Ritterkreuz'' recipient ''Kapitänleutnant'' Hans-Werner Kraus, who had previously successfully commanded and . After training with the 4th U-boat Flotilla at Stettin, ''U-199'' was transferred to the 12th U-boat Flotilla for front-line service from 1 May 1943.〔 She was sunk off the Brazilian coast in 1943 by a combination of attacks by Brazilian and American aircraft. ==Operational history== ''U-199'' sailed from Kiel on 13 May 1943 on her first and only operational patrol; she negotiated the 'gap' between Iceland and the Faroe Islands, before heading south and had crossed the Equator by 17 June, targeting ships in the South Atlantic Ocean. Operating off the Brazilian coast, she torpedoed and damaged the Brazilian armed merchant ship ''Bury'', which returned fire and managed to escape. On 4 July, the submarine was spotted on the surface by the small fishing boat ''Changri-Lá''. The Brazilian boat was sunk with the loss of all hands by gun fire. ''U-199'' had her first and only significant success, sinking the British merchant ship ''Henzada'' on 25 July. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「German submarine U-199」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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