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Grüne, Wilhelm (Schlachtgeschwader 2)

Date of birth:
July 3rd, 1921 (Jülich)
Date of death:
April 18th, 1944 (Parkany)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Vazec
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

01.06.1943: promoted to Leutnant (A1/Fl.), St.G. 101
18.04.1944: Lt., 9./ SG 2, KIA - Ju 87 D-5 coded 'T6+FT' shot down by AA near Parkany /Hungary (now Štúrovo/Slovakia) about 5 km West of Tiraspol
19.06.1944: Lt., 9./ SG 2 (pilot) awarded the Ehrenpokal.
06.07.1944: Lt., 9./ SG 2 awarded the DKiG

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 9. Staffel, Schlachtgeschwader 2
Awarded on:
June 19th, 1944
posthumously awarded
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 6th, 1944
posthumously awarded
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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