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Maak, Gerhard (Kampf-Geschwader 76)

Date of birth:
October 12th, 1908
Date of death:
September 24th, 1942 (Saratov/Saratov Oblast/Russian SFSR, USSR)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Rossoshki
Plot: 53. Row: 14. 
Nationality:
German

Biography

24.09.1942: Oblt., Staka 7./ KG 76, MIA - Ju 88 A-4 Werknummer 144.010 coded 'F1 +HR' over Saratov
Believed shot down by Lt Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak or Lt Valeriya Khomiakova of 437 IAP, Russias first victorious female pilot, known as the "White Rose of Stalingrad
Remaining crew (MIA):
-Uffz Heinrich Wienen (o23.12.1916), Observer
-Fw Wilhelm Heckel, R/O
-Gefr Friedrich Brenger (o25.01.1921), Gunner

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
August 31st, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
7. Staffel, Kampf-Geschwader 76
Awarded on:
November 10th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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