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Aechtner, Fritz
Aechtner, Fritz
Date of birth:
March 4th, 1916 (Nuremberg/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
May 1st, 2007 (Nuremberg/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Beobachter
Awarded on:
September 13th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
2.(H) Staffel
,
Aufklärungsgruppe 21
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 12th, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer / Beobachter
,
1. / Nahaufklärungsgruppe 5
Awarded on:
December 20th, 1944
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Frontflugspange für Aufklärer in Gold mit Anhänger
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
Photo: Willi Schumacher Collection
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
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PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008
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