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Kolb, Fritz

Date of birth:
May 26th, 1913 (Marburg an der Lahn/Hesse, Germany)
Date of death:
September 6th, 1981 (Schongau/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
January 17th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer 5./Transportgeschwader 3
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1944
Awarded in recognition of his total of 520 front flights as a transport pilot, almost all of which were presumably flown on the Eastern front.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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