Grosse, Egon (Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders")
- Date of birth:
- September 15th, 1917 (Schwerin)
- Date of death:
- January 13th, 1942 (Dno)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
22.06.1941: first known Soviet victories, both DB-3s
30.08.1941: an I-61
31.08.1941: a DB-3
08.09.1941: his 5th, an I-61
20.09.1941: his 6th, an I-61
24.09.1941: his 7th, an I-61
04.10.1941: an I-61
14.10.1941: a "BSch"
17.10.1941: an I-61
23.10.1941: a Pe-2
25.10.1941: a DB-3
29.10.1941: an I-61 and a Pe-2
14.11.1941: three I-61s
04.12.1941: two I-61s
13.01.1942: Feldwebel, 3./ JG-51, WIA with Bf 109F-2 Werknummer 12.731 coded "Brown 9" after making a force landing near Morino, near Staraya due to bad weather - DOW the same day in Dno
Pilot credited with 28 victories
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 13th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- January 25th, 1942
According to Patzwall the surname is written as Groẞe.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 27th, 1942
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