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Gundlfinger, Friedrich-Anton

    Date of birth:
    May 19th, 1900 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
    Date of death:
    April 21st, 1945 (Börnersdorf/Saxony, Germany)
    Buried on:
    Mass Grave German Soldiers
    Nationality:
    German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

    Biography

    Some sources referr to Friedrich Gundlfinger with the name of Friedrich Gundelfinger.

    Friedrich Gundlfinger was killed on April 21st, 1945 as Major and pilot of Jukers Ju 325, KT+VC during the evacuation of high ranking NAZI-officials from the airport of Schönwalde to Salzburg. The aircraft crashed for unknown reasons during an emergency landing, South of Dresden, near Börnersdorf. On board of the plane there were nine persons, pilot, Major Friedrich Gundlfinger, technician Obefeldwebel Wilhelm Budack, gunner Franz Westermaier, SS-Hauptscharführer Wilhelm Arndt (Führerbegleitkommando), SS-Hauptscharführer Max Fiebes (Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler), Eugen Bassler, Hermann Schleef, Mae (?) Fiebes, an unknown member of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler and two unknown woman.
    The was only one survivor, gunner Franz Westermaier.

    Career:
    May 1940: Staffelkapitän 4. / Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 106;
    1942: Führer Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 300;
    September 16th, 1942 - February 15th, 1943: Staffelkapitän 1. / Kampfgruppe z.b.v. 300;
    May 1st, 1943: Staffelkapitän 1. / Ergänzungs-Transportgruppe;
    June 15th, 1943: Kommandeur II. / Ergänzungs-Transportgeschwader.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
    Unit:
    Flugzeugführer
    Awarded on:
    June 1st, 1942
    Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
    Unit:
    4. Staffel, Kampfgruppe zur besonderen Verwendung 106, Luftwaffe
    Awarded on:
    October 20th, 1942

    By the time of the awarding, Friedriech Gundlfinger was already placed with Staffelkapitän 1. / Kampfgruppe z.b.v. 300.
    Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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