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Kipfmüller, Heinz (Aufklärungsgruppe 14)

Date of birth:
June 17th, 1918
Date of death:
February 12th, 1943 (Ostashkov, Smolensk)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Dukhovshchina
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

W.B.K. München I
00.00.1939: resided in München
01.10.1942: promoted to Leutnant
01.01.1943: transferred from the Heer to the Luftwaffe
12.02.1943: Leutnant, 4.(F)/ Aufkl.Gr. 14, MIA with Ju 88 D-1 coded '5F+IM' in the area of Smolensk, had been flying the route Rhev - Kalinin - Ostashkov - according to Russian records, it was shot down in area of Ostashkov
00.00.1960: still classified as MIA

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Beobachter
Awarded on:
October 5th, 1942
other sources give 02.10.1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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