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Muggenthaler, Alfons (Aufklärungsgruppe 121)

Date of birth:
December 12th, 1911 (Burggen/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
February 24th, 1962 (Leobendorf/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

19.01.1942: Leutnant, awarded the Ehrenpokal
19.01.1942: Lt., transferred to 1.(F)/ Aufkl.Gr. 121
05.06.1942: Lt., awarded DKiG, 1.(F)/ Aufkl.Gr. 121
11.10.1942: Oberleutnant., 1.(F)/ Aufkl.Gr. 121, WIA when Ju 88 D-1 crash-landed near El Quasaba airfield, cause unknown
29.02.1944: Oblt.(d.R.), awarded Ritterkreuz, 1.(F)/ Aufkl.Gr. 121

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Beobachter, 1.(Fern) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 121, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
February 29th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve
Unit:
1.(Fern) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 121, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
June 5th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve
Unit:
Beobachter
Awarded on:
January 19th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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