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Metzig, Rudolf

Date of birth:
October 25th, 1921 (Berthelsdorf Krs. Hirschberg/Province of Lower Silesia/Free State of Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
February 25th, 1944 (SW of Melitopol / Generalbezirk Krim, Reichskommissariat Ukraine (Ukranian SSR, USSR))
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
February 22nd, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant
Unit:
2./Kampf-Geschwader 100
Awarded on:
April 28th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer and Technical Officer Stab I./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1944
Awarded for his total of about 350 bombing/transport sorties flown in the East.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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