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Linz, Wolfgang (Nahaufklärungsgruppe 12)

Date of birth:
December 16th, 1912 (Rüstringen, Germany)
Date of death:
July 30th, 1944 (by Zagóźdź-Warsaw/Distrikt Warschau/General Government, Germany (Poland))
Buried on:
German War Graves Warsaw
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

01.02.1942: RDA for Oberleutnant
01.01.1943: Oblt., transferred from the Heer to the Luftwaffe
30.07.1944: Oblt., Beobachter, 11.(H) Staffel, Aufklärungs-Gruppe 12 (NAGr. 15), reported MIA with Fw 189 A-2 coded 'H1+GH' lost to unknown cause over Warsaw

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Beobachter
Awarded on:
October 26th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Nahaufklärungsgruppe 12
Awarded on:
April 1st, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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