Braun, Wilhelm "Willi" (Kampfgeschwader 55)
- Date of birth:
- July 21st, 1920 (Würzburg/Bavaria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 16th, 1994 (Bürgstadt/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Wilhelm Braun ultimately participated in a total 467 combat sorties over the Eastern front (counted as 505 front flights).
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Flugzeugbeobachterabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Obergefreiter (Aircraftman class 1)
- Unit:
- Beobachter
- Awarded on:
- October 26th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- 4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 55, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- May 17th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Beobachter, 4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 55, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 9th, 1944
Sources
- Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, 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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