German submarine U-415 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 12 July 1941 at the Danziger Werft in Danzig (now Gdansk), as 'werk' 116. She was launched on 9 May 1942 and commissioned on 5 August. She completed seven patrols before being sunk by a mine on 14 July 1944. Her first Commanding Officer was Kapitänleutnant Kurt Neide. He took her on five patrols between March 1943 and March 1944. Her second and last CO was Oberleutnant Herbert Werner, who completed two patrols in her between April and July 1944.