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Kern, Karl

Date of birth:
July 31st, 1913 (Sulzfeld/Amtsbezirk Sinsheim/Baden, Germany)
Date of death:
January 2nd, 1972 (Sulzfeld/Amtsbezirk Sinsheim/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
January 25th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel
Unit:
5./Transport-Geschwader 3
Awarded on:
July 23rd, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer 5./Transportgeschwader 3
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1944
Awarded in recognition of his total of 500 front flights as a transport pilot, almost all of which were on the Eastern front.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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