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Schuster, Hermann (JG 3)

Date of birth:
March 26th, 1922
Date of death:
July 21st, 1943 (near Pervomaysk, Ukraine)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Kharkiv
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

16.03.1943: Leutnant, 4./ JG 3, 1 victory
24.05.1943: Lt., 4./ JG 3, 1 victory
21.07.1943: Lt., 4./ JG 3, KIA - Bf 109 G-6 coded 'White 8 + -' shot down near Pervomaysk in Pl.Qu. 8833
VDK indicates him as MIA, region Jekaterinowka/Jelenowka/Krassn.Gorka St. /Nowo Michailowka/Stalino/Welika Anadol
13.09.1943: Lt., awarded the Ehrenpokal
12.12.1943: Lt., 4./ JG 3 awarded the DKiG
Credited with 28 victories

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
4. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 3
Awarded on:
December 12th, 1943
posthumous
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
September 13th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht

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