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Busch, Rudolf (Lw-Aufklärungsgruppe)

Date of birth:
September 29th, 1915 (Droyssig / Weißenfels)
Date of death:
September 5th, 2007 (Erfurt / Thüringen)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
February 9th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
1.(Fern) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 121, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 11th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 1.(Fern) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 121, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1944
Awarded for flying 200 reconnaissance sorties over the Mediterranean Sea, Africa and the Western Front. In this time he showed high operational readiness even after sustaining injuries in combat.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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