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Martin, Jörg

Date of birth:
December 9th, 1923
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

01.12.1942: promoted to Leutnant / A1
19.09.1943: Leutnant, 4./ KG 27 unhurt? when his He 111 coded '1G+CM' belly-landed at Dnepropetrovsk due to an air raid while landing after a transfer
flight
26.09.1943: Leutnant, 4./ KG 27 unhurt? when his He 111 H-16 coded '1G+DM' was shot up by ground fire while attacking artillery positions in Pl.Qu. 34 Ost 5861 15.06.1944-31.12.1944: Leutnant, appointed Adjutant in II./ KG 27
19.06.1944: Leutnant, awarded the Ehrenpokal
01.10.1944: Leutnant in an unspecified KG, awarded the DKiG
26.02.1945: Leutnant, 4./ KG (J) 27 WIA when his Bf 109 G-10/R6 coded 'Yellow 21' heavily damaged during blind flight training at Hörsching airfield

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, Kampf-Geschwader x
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 4. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 27
Awarded on:
June 19th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht

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