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Clade, Emil Josef

Date of birth:
February 26th, 1916 (Hambach/Palatinate, Germany)
Date of death:
April 21st, 2010 (Edenkoben/Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Emil Clade was credited with a total of 27 enemy planes.

Career:
?: Jagdgeschwader 1;
February 1945 - 3rd April 1945: Gruppenkommandeur III. / Jagdgeschwader 27;
3rd April 1945 - 8th May 1945: Gruppenkommandeur I. / Jagdgeschwader 27.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
March 20th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
x. Staffel, x. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 27, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1945
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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