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Isken, Eduard

Date of birth:
April 15th, 1918 (Hagendingen Krs. Metz/Alsace-Lorraine, Germany)
Date of death:
January 7th, 1997 (Wolfsburg/Lower Saxony, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 13. Staffel, IV. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 53, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 14th, 1945
Awarded for his wartime successes. By the end of the conflict these amounted to 56 aerial victories (including 16 in the East and 17 four-engined bombers) achieved over the course of 946 sorties.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 12th, 1944
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 26th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 5th, 1943
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Gold mit Anhänger
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 1st, 1943
Ärmelband Afrika
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 28th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 15th, 1943
Krimschild
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 14th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 29th, 1941
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 20th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 5th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

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