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Blümel, Josef

Date of birth:
August 15th, 1920 (Prode, Krs. Trautenau/Bohemia, Czechoslovakia)
Date of death:
September 19th, 1944 (near Riga/Latvian SSR, USSR)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Awarded on:
September 28th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
III. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 3, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1945
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 10.Staffel, Schlachtgeschwader 3, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 28th, 1945
Awarded for his success as a Ju 87G pilot in the anti-tank role. By the time of his death he had flown about 150 sorties and was credited with 60 tanks destroyed.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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