Platz, Werner (Wettererkundungsstaffel 5)
- Date of birth:
- April 20th, 1907 (Montigny-les-Metz)
- Date of death:
- June 11th, 1944 (200 km North West of Trondheim, Norway)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Wetterdienst-Inspektor, Wettererkundungsstaffel 5
11.06.1944: Wetterdienst-Inspektor, Wettererkundungsstaffel 5, KIA Ju 88 D-1 coded "D7+FN" failed to return from Pl. Qu. 06 Ost/8633, 200
km North West of Trondheim - shot down by Uboot U-234
All crew KIA:
-Ofw. Erich Kubin
-Gefr. Hans Wallenfang
-Gefr. Werner Schnattler
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Frontflugspange für Aufklärer in Bronze
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Inspektor
- Unit:
- Meteorologe
- Awarded on:
- March 6th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- WD-Inspekteur
- Unit:
- Wettererkundungsstaffel x, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 26th, 1944
WD means Wetterdienst.
Sources
- Photo 1:
- Photo 2:
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Auction 55 via wormser-auktionshaus.de
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