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Kramer, Rudolf (Kampfgeschwader 26)

Date of birth:
May 4th, 1916 (Lagenhagen/Hanover, Germany)
Date of death:
February 12th, 1999 (Lagenhagen/Hanover, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant
Unit:
IV./Kampf-Geschwader 27
Awarded on:
December 12th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän Kampfgeschwader 26
Awarded on:
March 18th, 1945
Awarded for his wartime successes as a bomber pilot. According to his own records he flew a total of 416 sorties in the east and west, during which he sank 48000 GRT worth of enemy shipping and damaged a further 220000 GRT.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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