Hofbauer, Leopold
					
							
							
							  
								- Date of birth:
- September 30th, 1919 (Vienna/Lower Austria, Austra)
- Date of death:
- February 2nd, 1945 (Fort Waldersee, NE of Posen/Wartheland , Germany)
- Buried on:
- German War Graves Posen / Poznań
 Plot: 2B. Row: 8. Grave: 523-530.
- Nationality:
- Austrian
Biography
					
					02.02.1945: Feldwebel Leopold Hofbauer was reported MIA in the Posen area when the  Ju 52 Werknummer 641393 coded 'G6 + CV' from 7./ Transportgeschwader 4 flown by Feldwebel Johann Frosch failed to return. 
Remaining crew all MIA: 
- Flugzeugführer Fwl Johann Frosch
- Beobachter Uffz Ernst von Lorenz (was credited with one victory, a Mosquito near the island of Crete)
- Bordfunker Ofw Siegfried Leffer
- Mechaniker Fw Leopold Hofbauer
					
					
					
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							- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 7. Staffel, x. Gruppe, Transportgeschwader 4, Luftwaffe 
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1945
 
								
								 
								
							
							
								
							
							
								
							
							
								
							
							
								
							
							
								
					Sources
					
					  
						- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
 - PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
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