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Will, Fritz

Date of birth:
January 18th, 1919 (Pinneberg, Germany)
Date of death:
August 28th, 1944 (Hahn, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Flew a total of over 450 missions.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
April 13th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel
Unit:
6./Kampf-Geschwader 53
Awarded on:
July 27th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
6./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"
Awarded on:
May 22nd, 1943
Awarded for flying over 300 missions as well as inflicting the following losses on the Soviets from autumn 1941 to May 1943...

11 aircraft (destroyed on the ground)
18 goods trains
48 trucks
8 tanks
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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