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Fick, Ernst

Date of birth:
August 13th, 1912 (Weidenau/Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
July 27th, 1942 (northwest of Kalatsch-Rubeshnyi/Russian SFSR, USSR)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
August 24th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 6. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
September 19th, 1942
Awarded for his successes over the course of 220+ sorties. These included the scoring of a direct hit on the aircraft carrier "HMS Illustrious" and the sinking of a destroyer in the Mediterranean at a later date. He also rescued 5 crews from behind enemy lines or no-man's land.

Awarded posthumously.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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