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Röwer, Herbert

Date of birth:
June 10th, 1918 (Hörne/Hannover, Germany)
Date of death:
March 5th, 1943 (Kharkov/Ukrainian SSR, USSR)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
November 1st, 1936: Gefreiter;
April 1st, 1939: Unteroffizier;
October 1st, 1940: Feldwebel;
September 1st, 1942: Oberfeldwebel.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 9.(Eis) Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 3 "Blitz", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 3rd, 1943
Awarded for his wartime successes as a bomber pilot. In total he flew 306 sorties in the East, during which he destroyed the following enemy materiel...

- 59 locomotives
- 14 railroad trains
- 18 tanks
- 90 trucks
- 2 anti-aircraft batteries

Röwer also damaged 25 additional tanks and 11 locomotives.

Awarded posthumously.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 3 "Blitz", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 20th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

According to the Vorschlag of the Ritterkreuz awarded on 1-11-1942.
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 6th, 1942
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 6th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 29th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 30th, 1942
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 5th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 13th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 1st, 1941
Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse mit Schwertern

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