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König, Herbert

Date of birth:
August 17th, 1913 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)
Date of death:
May 29th, 1983 (Kaiserslautern/Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel
Unit:
12./Kampf-Geschwader zbV 1
Awarded on:
January 31st, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
November 9th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer 12./Transportgeschwader 1
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1944
Awarded in recognition of his total of almost 500 front flights as a transport pilot, the vast majority of which were in the Mediterranean theatre.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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