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Reinhold, Gerhard (JG 5)

Date of birth:
1919
Date of death:
April 4th, 1945
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

18.08.1943: one known victory, a P-39 9 km WNW of Malyi-Korabelnye (Russian Front)
14.09.1943: an Il-2
12.10.1943: two P-39s
08.12.1943: four R-5s, an Il-2 and a LaGG-3 in the Nevel area
15.12.1943: a P-39
17.12.1943: an Il-2
06.01.1944: a LaGG-3
14.01.1944: an Il-2
15.01.1944: an Il-2
03.02.1944: two La-5s
22.02.1944: an Il-2
24.02.1944: a Yak-9
27.02.1944: five Il-2s and a Yak-9
28.02.1944: two Yak-9s and an Il-2
15.05.1944: a Yak-1
16.05.1944: a Yak-9
18.05.1944: two Yak-9s
00.06.1944: Ofw, II. Gruppe, JG 5 'Eismeer', WIA over Paris
19.03.1945: one known western JG-7 victory, a B-17(HSS) in the Zwikau area on 19 March, 1945
23.03.1945: a B-17 over Chemnitz
04.04.1945: Oberfeldwebel, JG 7 ‘Nowotny’, KIA during aerial combat with a P-51 by Chemnitz
credited with about 250 combat missions and 41 air victories

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
May 8th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Awarded on:
June 1944
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Jagdgeschwader
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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