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Ermoneit, Helmut (Kampfgeschwader 4)

Date of birth:
January 15th, 1919 (Wilkieten-Memel/Eastern-Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
April 18th, 1989 (Einbeck/Lowersaxony, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
June 5th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
6. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 4, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 17th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Adjutant, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 4, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 8th, 1944
Awarded for his achievements as a bomber pilot over the course of 350+ sorties. Particularly noteworthy among his missions were major attacks against the Kursk railway station, the tank factory in Gorki and the rubber plant in Jaroslawl. He also participated in the air raid against the Poltava airfield on the night of the 21./22.06.1944 as a pathfinder.

According to the book Kampfflieger-Asse RK on 15th August 1944.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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