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Pätz, Erich

Date of birth:
June 6th, 1915 (Mühlberg/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
October 25th, 1943 (Krivoj-Rog-Dnipropetrovsk Oblast/Ukrain, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
February 1st, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
7. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2
Awarded on:
July 2nd, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer 7. / Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
Awarded on:
February 29th, 1944
Awarded in recognition of his total of 712 sorties with the Ju 87.

Awarded posthumously.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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