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Leschert, Heinrich

Date of birth:
May 22nd, 1914 (Karben/Hesse, Germany)
Date of death:
August 10th, 1942
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 21st, 1939

Pilots licence No. 50/39.
Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel
Unit:
Flugzeugführer 3. / I. / Jagdgeschwader 53
Awarded on:
October 26th, 1942

Published in the Ehrenliste der Luftwaffe on 26th October 1942.
Awarded posthumously.
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

Sources

  • - Patzwall K.D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Studien zur Geschichte der Auszeichnungen, Band 6, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008, ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3
    Data from Soldbuch via Tony Rogers

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