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Babenz, Emil Wilhelm Reinhold

Date of birth:
January 1st, 1919 (Bolschwitz/Province of Brandenburg/Free State of Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
April 8th, 1944 (near Bentheim/Province of Hanover/Free State of Prussia, Germany)
Buried on:
Neuer Friedhof
Plot: EH. Grave: 7.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
01.11.1938: Gefreiter;
01.12.1939: Unteroffizier;
01.06.1941: Feldwebel;
01.07.1942: Oberfeldwebel;
xx.xx.1943: Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel.

Career:
November 1st, 1937: Luftwaffe;
September 25th, 1939: Flugzeugführerschule A/B, Görlitz;
June 1st, 1940: 3. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 26;
1942: 11. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 26;
December 3rd, 1942: II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51;
March 10th, 1943: 1. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 53;
September 1943: 2. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 26.

Emil Babenz was killed in action on April 8th, 1944, when his plane was shot down in a air battel with P-47 fighters from 361st Fighter Group, USAAF, over the Zuiderzee, the Netherlands. His plane Focke Wulf Fw 190 A-6 (W.Nr. 470 046) "Black 1", after this crashed near Bentheim.
At the time of his death, Emil Babenz had achieved 24 ai victories in 335 missions.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 1st, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 15th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 5th, 1941
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 3rd, 1941
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 6th, 1942

According to Patzwall the awarding date is 9-3-1942.
According to other source the awarding date is 15-3-1942.
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 15th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 1st, 1943
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz

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