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Dronke, Wolfhelm (Kampfgeschwader 77)

Date of birth:
February 16th, 1913 (Koblenz/Rhine Province, Germany)
Date of death:
January 27th, 1942 (Comiso/Sicily, Kingdom of Italy)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Motta San Anastasia
Plot: Gruft 4. Row: 5. Grave: 8 / 3.
Nationality:
German

Biography

01.04.1937: promoted to Leutnant
00.09.1939: Lt., Techn.Offz. in Gruppenstab, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 77
27.01.1942: Oblt. and Staka, 5. Staffel, KG 77, KIA - shot down near Comiso airfield, Sicily
After dark, seven Hurricanes set off for Sicily with 21-year-old Yorkshireman Sgt Jimmy Wood being the first to take off at 19:25. He spotted a Ju 88 taking off from Comiso and, closing to 50 yards on Oberleutnant Wolfhelm Dronke’s aircraft of 5/ KG 77, he shot it down in flames.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
December 8th, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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