Bauer, Viktor (Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet")
- Date of birth:
- September 19th, 1915 (Löcknitz, Germany)
- Date of death:
- December 13th, 1969 (Bad Homburg, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Viktor Bauer flew a total of about 400 sorties during WWII. In this time he achieved 106 aerial victories (including 4 in the West).
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 8th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 3rd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Awarded on:
- May 5th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Awarded on:
- August 12th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän
- Awarded on:
- June 15th, 1942
Published in the Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe on June 22nd, 1942.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 30th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 26th, 1942
107th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 8th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Jagdgruppe Ost, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 31st, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Awarded on:
- May 5th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1943
According to the Soldbuch.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Death-cards.com
- Photo: Death-cards.com
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GüNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.
- Death-cards.com
- German Newspaper "Völkischer Beobachter"
- Verleihungsurkunden
- das-ritterkreuz.de
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