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Moßdorf, Martin 'Mosskopf' (Stuka-Geschwader 3)

Date of birth:
January 10th, 1916 (Grimma/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
January 11th, 2002 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

00.00.1936: entered the Luftwaffe and trained as a Schlachtflieger in the rank of Leutnant
16.08.1939: Lt., III./ St.G. 2
00.08.1939: I./ St.G. 76 (later I./St.G. 3)
00.07.1940: Oberleutnant in 3./ St.G. 3
00.04.1942: Oblt., Staka 3./ St.G. 3
09.02.1942: awarded Ehrenpokal
19.03.1942: Oblt., awarded DKiG
05.06.1942-11.11.1942: Oblt., acting Kdr. I./ St.G. 3
03.09.1942: Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr., I./ St.G. 3
01.11.1942: promoted to Hauptmann
11.11.1942: acting Kdr. I./ St.G.3 POW when Ju 87 D-3 coded 'S7+MB' was shot down by P-40 fighters of No.2 Sqdn. SAAF to the east of Hafaya Pass Soutn West of Sollum in Cyrenaica
01.08.1944: officially still listed as a POW or internee in a neutral country
00.02.1947: released from British captivity
Became a dentist in Munich after the war.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Fähnrich
Awarded on:
July 22nd, 1937
Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 27th, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 26th, 1941
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
February 4th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 19th, 1942

Written in Patzwall / Scherzer as Martin Mossdorf.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 3, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
September 3rd, 1942
Awarded for his personal total of 180 sorties flown as well as his achievements as a Stuka Gruppe commander. Among the most notable of the latter included his Gruppe’s attack on the British aircraft carrier “HMS Indomitable” on 12.08.1942, which inflicted considerable damage on the warship.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 7th, 1943
Ärmelband Afrika
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 21st, 1943
Ärmelband Kreta

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