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Horeis, Walter Amandus August Wilhelm (KG 27)

Date of birth:
March 23rd, 1920 (Bentwich)
Date of death:
April 19th, 1942 (Cherson Airfield, Ukraine)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Sevastopol-Gontscharnoje
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

09.09.1941: Lt., awarded the Ehrenpokal
19.03.1942: Lt., 9./ KG 27 awarded the DKiG
19.04.1942: Oblt., 9./ III./ KG 27 KIA - He 111 H-6 Werknummer 4.937, crashed on take-off at Kherson - struck a truck after engine failure

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
September 9th, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 27, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 19th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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