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Rössler, Paul Johann (Nahaufklärungsgruppe 2)

Date of birth:
October 18th, 1918 (Ehrenfriedersdorf)
Date of death:
May 18th, 1944 (5km North East of Luzk, railway)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Potylicz / Potelitsch
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

VDK Oberfeldwebel Paul Johann Rößler
06.04.1944: Ofw, 2./ NAGr-2, his first known victory, a Soviet R-5

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
June 19th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
2. Staffel, Nahaufklärungsgruppe 2, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 31st, 1944
posthumously awarded

Published in the Luftwaffen-Verordnungsblatt on January 1st, 1945.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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