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Rajek, Stefan (Kampf-Geschwader 3)

Date of birth:
February 27th, 1909
Date of death:
September 7th, 1943 (over Bulowka)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Dukhovshchina
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

07.09.1943: Stabsfeldwebel, Beobachter, severely WIA when Ju 88A-4 Werknummer 550.202 coded "5K + AA" crashed at Bulowka after being hit by flak or destroyed by partisans - reported KIA in a German air raid on route to a Soviet Lazarett
Remaining crew:
-Oberstleutnant RKT Walter Lehweß-Litzmann, Kdr, KG-3, Soviet POW released 09.12.1945
-Uffz Ulrich Oelner, Bordfunker, KIA in the crash
-Gefr Günther Herzog, Bordschütze, Soviet POW

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Stabsfeldwebel
Unit:
Beobachter
Awarded on:
October 19th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Stabsfeldwebel
Unit:
III. Gruppe, Kampf-Geschwader 3
Awarded on:
January 15th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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