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Bacsila, Erwin

Date of birth:
January 27th, 1910 (Budapest, Austro-Hungary)
Date of death:
March 3rd, 1982 (Vienna, Austria)
Nationality:
Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)

Biography

Promotions:
1935: Leutnant (Österreichisches Bundesheer)
1 June 1938: Oberleutnant (Luftwaffe)
1941: Hauptmann
?: Major

Service period Hungarian army: 1931-1938
Service period Luftwaffe: 1938-1945
Air victories: 34 (+ 8 unconfirmed)

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Awarded on:
1938
Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
7. Staffel, III Gruppe, Jagdeschwader 52, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 1st, 1941
Awarded for:
Operation Barbarossa

Royal Decree No. 2217
Ordinul Virtutea Aeronautica - Gold Cross

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