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Rotgeri, Ludwig

Date of birth:
September 27th, 1919 (Euskirchen/Rhineprovince, Germany)
Date of death:
December 30th, 1944 (Swiecajty Lake, Poland)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Ludwig Rotgeri was killed on December 30th, 1944 when his plane, the Junkers Ju 188 D-2, 150520, 5F+DM, crasht in the Schwenzait-Lake (Swiecajty Lake). The crew consisted of Beobachter Oberleutnant Ernst Wittmann, Bordfunker Obergefreiter Ludwig Rotgeri and Bordschütze Unteroffizier Wladislaus Hzudkewicz. All crewmembers were killed.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Bordfunker
Awarded on:
June 25th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
4. (Fern) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 14, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 20th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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