German submarine U-1196 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was ordered on 25 August 1941, and was laid down on 8 February 1943 at F Schichau GmbH, Danzig, as yard number 1566. She was launched on 2 September 1943 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Wilhelm Brand on 18 November 1943.