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Stammerjohann, Gerhard (Kampfgeschwader 55)

Date of birth:
December 14th, 1920 (Langenstein/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
February 11th, 1943 (northeast of Rostov/Yaroslavl Oblast, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Dukhovshchina
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Gerhard Stammerjohann was reported to be missed in action on 11th February 1943, north-east of Rostov.

Gerhard Stammerjohann was the brother of Reinhold Stammerjohann
.

01.11.1941: promoted to Leutnant / A1
11.02.1943: Leutnant, 8./ KG 55, MIA - He 111 H-11 coded 'G1+DS' lost to unknown cause in the area NW of Rostov
01.08.1944: still officially listed as MIA

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
December 7th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
8. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 55
Awarded on:
March 20th, 1943

Awarded posthumously.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X

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