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Steinhausen, Günter (Jagdgeschwader 27)

Date of birth:
September 15th, 1917 (Lobkevitz/Pommerania, Germany)
Date of death:
September 6th, 1942 (over El Alamein, Egypt)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery El Alamein
Grave: Individual.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Günrer Steinhausen was posthumously promoted to Leutnant.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
August 10th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 27, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 21st, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 27, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
November 3rd, 1942
Received as a result of his 40 aerial victories in North Africa, including 1 four-engined bomber.

Awarded posthumously.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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