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Ahrens, Helmut (KG 51)

Date of birth:
June 15th, 1918 (Bremen)
Date of death:
May 2nd, 1942 (at Sea of Azov, Kertsch)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Sevastopol-Gontscharnoje
Grave: unk.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

01.04.1942: promoted to Oberleutnant
02.05.1942: Oberleutnant, 3./ KG 51 MIA - Ju 88 A-4 coded '9K+BL' ditched in Sea of Asov, near Kerch
01.08.1944: still officially listed as MIA

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 9th, 1940
Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, Kampfgeschwader 51
Awarded on:
November 25th, 1941

Date according to the Ehrenpokal, awardig was published in the Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe on December 8th, 1941.
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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