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Glatzel, Herbert (Kampfgeschwader 2)

Date of death:
February 10th, 1944 (near Barbati, on the Isle of Corfu)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

00.03.1943: Feldwebel, Beobachter, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 2
00.00.1943: Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel, Flugzeugführer, 1.(F)/ Aufklärungsgruppe 122
10.02.1944: Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel, Flugzeugführer, 1.(F)/ Aufklärungsgruppe 122, KIA with Ju 88D-1 (Trop) Werknummer 430.076 coded "F6 + AH" shot down during aerial combat near Barbati, on the Isle of Corfu after scoring his first victory - remaining crew (all KIA):
-Unteroffizier Rudolf Kainzbauer, Observer (o01.02.1918)
-Unteroffizier Franz Hagemann (o15.02.1922)
-Obergefreiter Herbert Beier (o18.02.1922)

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
Beobachter
Awarded on:
March 30th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 15th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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