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Klein, Alfons (Jagdgeschwader 11)

Date of birth:
February 6th, 1921 (Dieringhausen-Gummersbach/Rhine Province, Germany)
Date of death:
November 25th, 1992 (Dieringhausen/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Awarded on:
July 20th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
4. / Jagdgeschwader 11
Awarded on:
September 19th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän 10. / Jagdgeschwader 11
Awarded on:
April 27th, 1945
Awarded for his wartime successes. These ultimately amounted to 39 aerial victories over the course of about 480 sorties. This latter total included 120 fighter-bomber sorties, in which Klein claimed 5 tanks destroyed.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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