Buscher, Siegfried (U-277)
- Date of birth:
- February 28th, 1914 (Rüstringen)
- Date of death:
- May 1st, 1944 (South West Bjørnøya, Bear Island, Barents Sea, Arctic)
- Buried on:
- German Submarines Memorial
- Service number:
- UN.1229/33.S.
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
11.03.1940-24.07.1942: U 101 type VIIB : 10 patrols 295 days
00.08.1942-01.05.1944: U 277 type VIIC. 13. U-Flottille
11.04.1944: U-277 left Hammerfest for operation in the North Sea
01.05.1944: KIA when U-277 was sunk South West of Bjørnøya, Bear Island, Barents Sea 73°24' North - 15°32' East by Swordfish B, FAA Squadron 842, aircraftcarrier HMS 'FENCER' (D.64) - all hands lost (50 KIA)
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Matrosengefreiter (Ordinary Seaman)
- Unit:
- "U 277", 13. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- May 4th, 1944
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