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Resch, Anton

Date of birth:
November 26th, 1921 (Stolberg/Rhineland, Germany)
Date of death:
July 16th, 1975 (Stolberg/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
3. / Jagdgeschwader 52
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1945

Date is that of publication in the Luftwaffen-Verordnungsblatt.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän 3. / Jagdgeschwader 52
Awarded on:
April 7th, 1945
Awarded in recognition of his successes as a fighter pilot, which included shooting down 9 enemy aircraft in one day.

By the end of the war he had flown 210 sorties (all in the East) and achieved 91 aerial victories.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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