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Detzer, Alfred (Sturzkampfgeschwader 1)

Date of birth:
July 9th, 1919 (Marienweiher/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
June 15th, 1943 (North East of Budiegowithschie, Teremzy, USSR)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Kursk - Besedino
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

15.06.1943: Leutnant, 8./ St.G. 1, KIA when his Ju 87 D-3 coded 'J9+CK' was hit by antiaircraft guns near Tevemzy, Pl.Qu. 64391 and crashed in flames North East of Budiegowithschie while attacking tank concentrations,near Tevemzy
00.07.1943: posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
August 3rd, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 31st, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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