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Lechner, Alois

Date of birth:
October 1st, 1911 (Großhesselohe/Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
February 23rd, 1944 (Mogilev/Mogilev Oblast/Byelorussian SSR, USSR)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän
Awarded on:
November 1st, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann
Unit:
10./Nachtjagd-Geschwader 5
Awarded on:
October 17th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann der Reserve (Flight Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän 1./Nacht-Jäger-Geschwader 100
Awarded on:
February 5th, 1944
Awarded for his successes as a night fighter pilot in the East, where he once shot down 7 Soviet aircraft in a single night. By the time of his death he had been credited with 43 night victories.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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