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Zimmermann, Harald (Zerstörergeschwader 1)

Date of birth:
December 12th, 1914 (Zeitz/Province of Saxony/Kingdom of Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
December 22nd, 1942 (Trapani, Sicily, Kingdom of Italy)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Motta San Anastasia
Plot: 4. Row: 11. Grave: 14/52.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

01.01.1938: promoted to Leutnant
00.09.1939: pilot, Jagd-Gruppe 102 renamed I. Gruppe, Zerstörer-Geschwader 2
00.05.1940: Oberleutnant, 3. Staffel, ZG 2
01.05.1942-11.06.1942: Oblt., Staka 3. Staffel, ZG 2
11.06.1942: Oblt., Staka, 3./ ZG 2, WIA when Bf 110 E-2 shot down near Pechenegi
00.07.1942: Hauptmann, Staka, 9. Staffel, ZG 1
05.11.1942: Hptm., pilot, III. Gruppe, ZG 1, WIA when Me 210 A-1 crashed at Araxos, Greece due to engine failure
22.12.1942: Hptm., Staka, 8. Staffel, ZG 1, KIA when Me 210 A-1 crashed while taking
off from Trapani, West of Sicily

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 1942
WIA 11.06.1942 + 05.11.1942
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
August 24th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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