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Reerink, Berndt (Aufklärungsgruppe 22)

Date of birth:
July 16th, 1916
Date of death:
June 3rd, 1943 (over Kharkov/Kharkov Oblast/Ukranian SSR, USSR)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Kharkiv
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

00.00.1939: resided in Kassel
01.09.1939: Leutnant, RLM pool(Sch.Etat), transferred to Aufklärungs-Gruppe 22
01.01.1941: promoted to Oberleutnant
28.09.1942: Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal
03.06.1943: Olt.,Beobachter, 2.(F)/ Aufkl.Gr. 22, MIA with Ju 88D-1 Werknummer 430.561 coded '4N+DK' lost to unknown cause in area of: "Charkov / Ljubotin / Merefa / Olschany" - remaining crew :
- Lt Heinz Wunderlich, Flugzeugführer (o27.9.1914, DKiG)
- two other unnamed crew
01.08.1944: still officially listed as MIA

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
September 28th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
2.(F) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 22
Awarded on:
June 24th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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