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Kahl, Konrad "Conny" (Kampfgeschwader 30)

Date of birth:
March 13th, 1912 (Teschen/Silesia, Austrian-Hungarian Empire)
Date of death:
July 31st, 1968 (Ingolstadt/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)

Biography

Flew a total of 220 sorties during WWII.

00.09.1939: Oberleutnant, pilot in 5./ KG 26
09.10.1939: Oblt. in 3./ KG 30, Ju 88 A aircraft hit by AA fire and crashed at sea
along the Baltic coast near Kamp
21.08.1940-31.08.1940: Oblt., Staka 5./ KG 26
26.04.1942-00.11.1942: Hauptmann, Kdr. I./ KG 30
13.11.1942-26.07.1943: Hptm., Kdr. IV./ KG 30
01.12.1942: promoted to Major
19.09.1943-13.02.1944: Maj., Kdr. II./ Kampfbeobachterschule 1
12.02.1944-23.03.1945: Maj., Kdr. FFS A/B 14
00.00.1970: retired from the Bundeswehr as an Oberstleutnant

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Führer, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 30
Awarded on:
March 19th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandeur, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 30
Awarded on:
August 13th, 1942
Awarded for his own personal achievements as a pilot (having flown over 200 sorties) and his success as a Gruppe commander. His unit particularly distinguished itself in attacks against convoy PQ-17, playing a major role in its near annihilation.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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