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Stephan, Erich (Kampf-Geschwader 53)

Date of birth:
July 4th, 1918
Date of death:
August 21st, 1944 (near Melun)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Noyers-Pont-Maugis
Plot: 4. Grave: 2222.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

21.08.1944: Feldwebel, MIA when He 111H-16 Werknummer 161.433 coded "A1 + AA" failed to return from a supply drop mission in the Seine Port area northwest of Melun
Remaining crew (MIA) :
-Ofw RKT Willi Rein (o14.04.1914), Flugzeugführer
-Ofw Heinrich Prestel, Beobachter
-Ofw Georg Schmeling, Bordfunker
-Ofw Kurt Schrang, Bordmechaniker

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
Bordschütze
Awarded on:
July 20th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
Stab, Kampf-Geschwader 53
Awarded on:
October 17th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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