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Lagois, Ehrenfried

Date of birth:
May 23rd, 1915 (Leipzig/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
April 15th, 1944 (Flugplatz Chersones-Sevastopol/Crimea, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Ehrenfried Lagois was shot down by own anti-aircraft artillerie over the airfield Chersones on the Crimea.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel
Unit:
I. / Schlachtgeschwader 1
Awarded on:
October 3rd, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer 5. / Schlagtgeschwader 2 "Imelmann"
Awarded on:
March 26th, 1944
Awarded for his successes as a ground attack pilot over the course of 600 sorties.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Sources

  • - OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
    - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X

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