Date of birth:

November 4th, 1917 (Börssum-Wolfenbüttel/Brunswick, Germany)

Date of death:

December 5th, 1970 (Wetzlar/Hesse, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Willi Freuwörth achieved 58 aerial victories (including 3 in the west) over the course of 254 operational sorties.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 6th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Unteroffizier

Unit:

I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 52, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

November 17th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Feldwebel (Sergeant)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer, 2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 52, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

January 5th, 1943

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 23./24.01.1943) describes why Freuwörth received the Knight’s Cross…

“Feldwebel Freuwörth shot down 56 aircraft over the course of bitter aerial combat while serving as a Rottenführer in a Jagdgeschwader.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: TG-JG52
• Photo: Traditionsgemeinschaft Jagdgeschwader 52
  
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