Crinius, Wilhelm
- Date of birth:
- December 1st, 1920 (Hohenhausen/Lippe, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 26th, 1997
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Crinius achieved 114 aerial victories (including 14 in the West) over the course of about 370 operational sorties.
Promotions:
April 1st, 1942: Unteroffizier;
September 1st, 1942: Feldwebel;
September 1942: Leutnant.
Career:
January 1940: Luftwaffe;
February1942: 3. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 53.
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Frontflugspange für Jäger in Bronze
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 30th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 29th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 30th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 25th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 18th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Awarded on:
- September 9th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 53, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 23rd, 1942
582nd Luftwaffe Award.
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In the function of Flugzeugführer.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 53, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 23rd, 1942
127th Award.
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In the function of Flugzeugführer.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- KUROWSKI, F., Knight's Cross Holders of the Afrikakorps, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, United States, 1996.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Aces of the Luftwaffe
- Die träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eiserne Kreuz 1939 - 1945
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