Skrzipek, Eduard
- Date of birth:
- June 26th, 1917 (Bytom, Poland)
- Date of death:
- February 25th, 1945 (Pilzno, Polen)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 15th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 30th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- November 17th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant
- Unit:
- 5./Kampf-Geschwader 27
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 5. / KG 27 "Boelcke"
- Awarded on:
- April 16th, 1943
- 22 trains
- 45 aircraft on the ground
- 3 aircraft in the sky
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 14 / KG 27 "Boelcke"
- Awarded on:
- June 24th, 1944
Awarded following the completion of over 575 sorties, during which he was particularly successful in destroying enemy trains, claiming a total of 43 destroyed.
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
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