Winnerl, Rudolf
- Date of birth:
- March 15th, 1916 (Lugau/Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 26th, 1991 (Syke/Lowersaxony, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
May 2nd, 1936: Gefreiter;
October 1st, 1937: Obergefreiter;
April 10th, 1939: Unteroffizier;
October 1st, 1941: Feldwebel;
August 1st, 1942: Oberfeldwebel.
Flew a total of 355 combat missions.
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Awarded on:
- May 1st, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Awarded on:
- June 25th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Awarded on:
- July 5th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Awarded on:
- July 13th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Awarded on:
- October 4th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- February 23rd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 4. / Kampfgeschwader 1
- Awarded on:
- May 11th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Awarded on:
- July 16th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Awarded on:
- October 13th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 4. / Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"
- Awarded on:
- April 18th, 1943
1 submarine
2 submarine escort ships
1 2,000 ton troop transport (damaged)
4 artillery and AA positions
10 tanks
9 bunkers
3 munitions/supply dumps
11 goods trains
19 rail lines bombed and severed
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Awarded on:
- December 31st, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Awarded on:
- December 1st, 1944
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
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