German submarine "U-106" was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" that operated during World War II. She was laid down on 26 November 1939 at DeSchiMAG AG Weser in Bremen as yard number 969, launched on 17 June 1940 and commissioned on 24 September. She was armed with six torpedo tubes and a 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun. "U-106" was assigned to the 2nd U-boat Flotilla on 24 September 1940, in which she would serve for nearly three years.