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Forgatsch, Heinz

Date of birth:
March 8th, 1915 (Bunzlau,Silesia)
Date of death:
August 23rd, 1941 (Ankershagen,Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, Kampfgruppe 806, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
June 14th, 1941
Awarded for flying 50 hazardous fighter-bomber sorties against England. Two notable successes during this time were two lone night raids against the Rolls-Royce motor works in the British Midlands and his sinking of a 14000 GRT troop transport in the English Channel.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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