Frost, Rupert
- Date of birth:
- October 9th, 1911 (Schmiegel/Posen, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 20th, 1986 (James River Bridge/Alberta, Canada)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Career:
March 1st, 1933: Heer;
1934: Luftwaffe;
?: II. / Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke";
October 1943: Kommandeur Nachtschlachtgruppe 6;
?: Nachtslchlachtgruppe 4;August 1944 - December 15th, 1944: Kommandeur Nachtschlachtgruppe 9.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän
- Awarded on:
- July 20th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 21st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major (Squadron Leader)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Nachtschlachtgruppe 9, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 25th, 1944
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - 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, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Nachtschlachtgruppe 9 / The Luftwaffe, 1933-45
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