Elser, Siegfried (U-409)
- Date of birth:
- October 15th, 1919
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
24.01.1940-26.02.1940: Funkmaat, U-48
00.03.1940-12.07.1943: Funkmaat, U-409
12.07.1943: British POW, survived when U-409 was sunk North East of Algiers by depth charges launched by HMS 'INCONSTANT' (H.49) - remaining crew : 11 KIA and 37 rescued by HMS 'INCONSTANT'
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U-boot Kriegsabzeichen (ohne Brillianten)
- 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:
- Funkmaat
- Unit:
- U-Boot, "U 409", 29. Unterseebootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- May 25th, 1943
Sources
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- HMA
- U-boat Archive - U-409 - Preliminary Interrogation Report
- U 409 – U-Boot-Archiv Wiki
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