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Brogsitter, Eduard

Date of birth:
December 28th, 1920 (Bonn/Rhineprovince, Germany)
Date of death:
January 8th, 2002 (Saffig/Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Eduard Brogsitter finally reached the rank of Hauptmann.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
December 8th, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 76, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 27th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelführer, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 76, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 24th, 1943
Awarded for his successes as a bomber pilot on all fronts. By the end of the war he had flown 430 combat sorties.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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