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Graßmann, Dieter

Date of birth:
January 13th, 1920 (Berlin-Treptow/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
August 14th, 1991 (Bonn/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
01.05.1939: Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter;
01.07.1939: Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier;
01.10.1939: Fähnrich;
01.12.1939: Oberfähnrich;
01.04.1940: Leutnant (685);
01.04.1942: Oberleutnant (534);
01.03.1945: Hauptmann.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 28th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 23rd, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 21st, 1941
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 25th, 1941
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 30th, 1941
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 4th, 1942
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 3rd, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
October 5th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Stab, Kampfgeschwader 4, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 31st, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 14th, 1943
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold mit Anhänger
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 4, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 12th, 1945
Awarded after flying over 330 sorties as a bomber/transport pilot. By the end of the war his total would stand at 338 combat missions (almost all in the East), counted as 361 front flights.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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