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Genrich, Oskar

Date of birth:
September 18th, 1919 (Pfeilsdorf - Briesen,West Prussia)
Date of death:
January 10th, 1943 (Proskurow/Chmelnyzkyj,Khmel'nyts'ka Oblast',Ukraine)
Nationality:
German

Biography

06.04.1941: Leutnant - 2.(F)/ Aufkl.Gr. 11 unhurt - Do 17 P written off - rescued
30.10.1942: Oberleutnant - attended an improvised night fighter course at Wiener-Neustadt but washed out and ordered back to 2.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 11 in Russia
10.01.1943: Oberleutnant - II./ ZG 1 - KIA as passenger in a Ju 86 G of KGr.z.b.V. 22 which crashed near Proskurov airfield in the Ukraine due to a motor fire

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
2.(Fern) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 11, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 14th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 2.(Fern) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 11, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
November 3rd, 1942
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer - 2.(F)/ Aufkl.Gr. 11
Awarded on:
December 29th, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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