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Keil, Georg

Date of birth:
February 15th, 1913 (Regensburg)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

June 1940: 2. Staffel Jagdgeschwader 2, up to five victories during the Battle of France
19th August, 1942: 3. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 2, two victories, 2 Spitfires
2nd October, 1943: Feldwebel, 8. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 11, one known victory, his 7th, a B-17
8th October, 1943: Feldwebel, 8. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 11, his 8th, a B-17 in the Wagenfeld area
18th March, 1944: Feldwebel, 9. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 11, a B-24, no location
15th April, 1944: Feldwebel, 9. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 11, his 10th, a P-38, no location
22nd May, 1944: Oberfeldwebel, 9. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 11, his 11th, a B-17, no location
January 1945: Leutnant, Staka, 9. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 11
Pilot credited with 36 victories

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
5. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 11
Awarded on:
December 24th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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