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Sprung, Helmuth

Date of birth:
November 27th, 1921 (Hilders/Fulda, Germany)
Date of death:
October 14th, 1955 (Bonn, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 23rd, 1941
Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 16th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 16th, 1942
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 11th, 1942
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 12th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 14th, 1942
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
June 29th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 16th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant
Unit:
7./Kampf-Geschwader 1
Awarded on:
July 27th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer III./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"
Awarded on:
November 12th, 1943
Awarded for his total of ~300 sorties flown on the Eastern front, during which time he sunk a minesweeper and a submarine in the Gulf of Finland among other materiel successes.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 20th, 1943

Einsatzzahl 200.
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold mit Anhänger und einzatszahl
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 31st, 1943
Demjanskschild

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