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Genal, Kurt

Date of birth:
1918
Date of death:
April 13th, 1943 (La Marsa - Tunis / Tunisia)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Costermano
Plot: 16. Grave: 602.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

01.05.1942: RDA for Oberleutnant. (Kr.O.)
01.01.1943: transerredf from the Heer to the Luftwaffe
03.04.1943: Oberleutnant in 2.(H)/ Aufkl.Gr. 14 - WIA when his Bf 109 F-4 'Black 1' Werknummer 9231 landed badly at Tunis – La Marsa on return from a mission - overturned - died of his wounds the 13.04.1943

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
2.(H) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 14, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 22nd, 1943
posthumously awarded
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Beobachter - 2.(H)/ Aufkl.Gr. 14
Awarded on:
April 20th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Flugzeugbeobachterabzeichen

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