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Pahl, Richard (Kampf-Geschwader 51)

Date of birth:
February 6th, 1920 (Ludwigshafen/Republic of Baden, Germany)
Date of death:
April 19th, 1944 (St. Nicholas Churchyard/South East England, England (United Kingdom))
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Graves Brighton Borough Cemetery
Plot: ZGP. Grave: 9.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

03.03.1942: Leutnant, 9./ Kampfgeschwader 51, WIA - Ju88 A-4 damaged by antiaircraft near Ossatschij
18.04.1944: Oberleutnant, Staka, 1. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 51
18.04.1944-19.04.1944: Oberleutnant, Staka, 1./ KG-51, KIA, Me 410A-1 Werknummer 420.293 coded "9K + KH" shot down during a London raid by a Mosquito of 96th RAF Squadron flown by W/C E.D. Crew (DFC) - crashed in a cemetery at St Nicholas Churchyard, Brighton, Sussex - remaining crew :
-Fw Wilhelm Schuberth (o15.03.1920 Kulmbach), Bordfunker, Bordschütze, KIA
01.05.1944: posthumously promoted to Hauptmann

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
March 16th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 3rd, 1942
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1943
Medalia
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
III. Gruppe, Kampf-Geschwader 51
Awarded on:
December 12th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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