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Amelung, Heinz-Günther
- Date of birth:
- April 9th, 1917 (Magdeburg/Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
- Date of death:
- December 26th, 1964 (Munich, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Heinz-Günther Amelung flew a total of 320 sorties with the Ju 87 during WWII.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 28th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 24th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 15th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Ritterkreuz Archiv IV/2008, Veit Scherzer, Ranis, Dezember 2008, ISSN 1866-4709
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
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