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Kaiser, Erich (Kampfgeschwader 51 'Edelweiss')

Date of birth:
March 3rd, 1914
Date of death:
January 3rd, 1945 (near Lingen, Germany)
Buried on:
Neuer Friedhof
Row: L. Grave: 38.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Shot down on 1st Januar 1945 (Rheine region) as Oberfeldwebel serving in 2. / Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", hit by US Flak after a successful airraid on allied airfields in Belgium and the Netherlands.
January 03rd, 1945: DOW in the Lazarett near Lingen, Germany

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel
Unit:
1. / Kampf-Geschwader 51
Awarded on:
July 27th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
with clasp '300'
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold mit Anhänger und einzatszahl

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