Hrdlicka, Franz
- Date of birth:
- October 15th, 1920 (Maxdorf/Moravia, Czechoslovakia)
- Date of death:
- March 25th, 1945 (over Nidda/Hesse-Nassau, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Flew over 500 sorties. Exact number of aerial victories unknown, it was at least 45. According to another source it was 96.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 30th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- September 13th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 12th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 9th, 1944
Sources
- Photo 1: Death-cards.com
- - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- 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.
- Death-cards.com
- Luftwaffe Officer Career
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