Date of birth:

September 5th, 1911 (Breslau/Silesia, Germany)

Date of death:

August 31st, 1943 (Gluchov, Soviet Union)

Buried on:

German War Cemetery Kiev
Plot: 3. 

Nationality:

German

Willi Viertel lies as an unknown soldier buried at the German War Cemetery Kiev. He was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)

Unit:

8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

November 5th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

Staffelkapitän, 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

February 5th, 1944

Awarded for flying a total of 603 combat sorties with the Ju 87, during which he inflicted the following materiel losses on the enemy...

- 24 tanks
- 3 bridges
- 17 vessels of various sizes (on Lake Ladoga)

Awarded posthumously.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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