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Brückner, Wolfgang (Kampfgeschw. 1 "Hindenburg")

Date of birth:
May 26th, 1920 (Dresden/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
July 14th, 1943 (Testa d'Aqua/Sicily, Italy)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
07.11.1938: Fahnenjunker
01.04.1940: Leutnant
01.04.1942: Oberleutnant
01.03.1944: Hauptmann (posthumously) - RDA 01.07.1943

Career:
07.11.1938: joined the Luftwaffe and began training with Flieger-Ersatz-Abteilung 13
00.00.1940: Oberfähnrich, 6. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 1
00.06.1942: Oberleutnant, transferred to 3. Staffel, KG 1
19.03.1943: Olt., Staka 3./ KG 1
13.07.1943-14.07.1943: Oberleutnant, Flugzeugführer, Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 1 'Hindenburg', KIA when Junkers Ju88A-4 Werknummer 300.016 coded 'V4+EL' shot down by RAF night fighter over Avola, near Contrada Testa d Acqua and crashed at sea south-east off Sicily while attacking shipping - remaining crew (all KIA):
-Fw Friedrich Schwarz, Beobachter
-Ofw Walter Rabold, Bordfunker
-Uffz Heinz Steglitz, Bordschütze
Pilot credited with 400 missions

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 13th, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 21st, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
December 13th, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
6. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 4th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
with clasp '400'
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold mit Anhänger und einzatszahl
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
December 5th, 1943
Awarded in recognition of his ~400 bomber sorties, the majority of which were on the Eastern front.

posthumously awarded
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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