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Gerth, Ronald (Aufklärungsgruppe 31)

Date of birth:
March 17th, 1918 (Nitzschka krs. Zwickau/Saxony)
Date of death:
September 20th, 1943 (Chernigov/Befehlshaber des rückwärtigen Heeresgebietes (Ukrainian SSR, USSR))
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Kiev-Syrez
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

W.B.K. Zwickau
05.06.1943: Leutnant, Beobachter, awarded the Ehrenpokal
01.07.1943: promoted to Oberleutnant (Kr.O./Fl.)
20.09.1943: Leutnant, NAGr. 6, KIA - Fw 189 A-3 damaged by fighters near Borispol
17.10.1943: Leutnant, 2.(H)/ Aufkl.Gr. 31 awarded the DKiG

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Beobachter
Awarded on:
June 5th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
2.(H) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 31, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 17th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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