 German submarine U-539

German submarine "U-539" was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II.The submarine was laid down on 8 May 1942 at the Deutsche Werft yard in Hamburg as yard number 360, launched on 4 December 1942, and commissioned on 24 February 1943 under the command of "Oberleutnant zur See" Hans-Jürgen Lauterbach-Emden.