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Pichy, Gerhard (Stuka-Geschwader 77)

Date of birth:
August 31st, 1919 (Bielschowitz)
Date of death:
August 21st, 1944 (Biersen, Birzai)
Buried on:
Soviet War Cemetery Biržai
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

W.B.K. Gleiwitz
01.08.1943: RDA as Leutnant (Kr.O./Fl.)
01.08.1944: Lt., 1./ SG 4, KIA - Fw 190 F-8 coded '4+' shot down by antiaircraft guns near Birsen - bailed out - parachute failed

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
February 22nd, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
6. Staffel, Stuka-Geschwader 77
Awarded on:
October 17th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht - TITLE

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