Date of birth:

October 16th, 1919 (Raspenau/Bohemia, Czechoslovakia)

Date of death:

July 17th, 1943 (Orel/Oryol Oblast/Russian SFSR, USSR)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Flew a total of 983 sorties during WWII. In this time he became a specialist in engaging Soviet fighters with his Ju 87, and is said to have destroyed 10-12 aircraft in this way.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (Pilot Officer)

Awarded on:

October 14th, 1941

According to Patzwall and Luftwaffe Officer Career the surname is Jaekel.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (Pilot Officer)

Unit:

I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

December 2nd, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (Pilot Officer)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

May 14th, 1942

Awarded for his successes as a ground attack pilot over the course of 300+ sorties. During the fighting around Crete he was instrumental in sinking a cruiser and a destroyer. Later, during the fighting in Russia, he further distinguished himself by placing a direct hit on a Soviet cruiser in the Kronstadt harbour (September 1941).

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  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
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  - Luftwaffe Officer Career