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Eicke, Bernd Bernot 'Bert' (Kampfgeschwader 26)

Date of birth:
September 21st, 1915
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

00.02.1941-20.05.1943: Oberleutnant, Staka, 3./ KG 26
00.03.1942-00.07.1942: Oberleutnant, acting Kdr., I./ KG 26
01.04.1942: promoted to Hauptmann
04.07.1942: Hauptmann, Stab, I./ KG 26, MIA when He 111 H-6 coded '1H+GH' crashed at Bardufoss, Norway after damage by shipboard antiaircraft fire from the 'Navarino'
12.11.1942: Hauptmann, Staka, 3./ KG 26
23.06.1943: Hauptmann, I./ KG 26, transferred to KG 102

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 21st, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
August 24th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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