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Tschoerner, Philipp-Karl (Aufklärungsgruppe 41)

Date of birth:
October 14th, 1914 (Landshut/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
June 11th, 1944 (Ganreni de Sus/Moldova, Romania)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Chişinău
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

01.08.1941: RDA for Oberleutnant der Reserve
01.03.1943: transferred from the Heer to the Luftwaffe
11.06.1944: Oblt., 2.(H) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 16 (NAGr. 1 ), KIA when Fw 189 A-2 coded '5H+TK' damaged by enemy fire over Gaureni-de-Sus, Moldavia

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Awarded on:
May 8th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
5.(H) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 41, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 23rd, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Beobachter, 5.(H) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 41, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 20th, 1944
posthumously awarded

According to Scherzer the unit is Aufklärungsstaffel 5.(H)/41
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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