 German submarine U-566

German submarine "U-566" was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II.The submarine was laid down on 30 March 1940 at the Blohm & Voss yard in Hamburg as yard number 542, launched on 20 February 1941 and commissioned on 17 April under the command of "Kapitänleutnant" Dietrich Borchert.