Leie, Erich
- Date of birth:
- September 10th, 1916 (Kiel/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
- Date of death:
- March 7th, 1945 (7 Km S of Schwarzwasser - Hultschin area/Upper Silesia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Flew a total of about 500 sorties, during which he achieved 118 aerial victories (including 43 in the West).
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Awarded on:
- February 2nd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- I./JG 2 "Richthofen"
- Awarded on:
- August 1st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant
- Unit:
- I./Jagdgeschwader 2
- Awarded on:
- October 20th, 1942
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Luftwaffe Officer Career
- www.wehrmacht-awards.com
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