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Erkens, Willi

Date of birth:
April 5th, 1916 (Solingen-Ohligs/Rhine Province, Germany)
Date of death:
January 23rd, 1943 (Mediterranean near Tunis)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Dely Ibrahim
Row: 4. Grave: 248.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Willi Erkens was killed on January 23rd, 1943 when his plane, Junkers Ju 88 A-4 (4D+FN), crashed over the Mediterranean near Tunis.

Promotions:
?: Feldwebel;
April 27th, 1940: Unteroffizier;
?: Leutnant;
?: Oberleutnant.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 30 "Adler", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 21st, 1941

Date according to the Ehrenpokal.
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

Sources

  • - Ehrenpokal
    - Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section A-F, Version: 01.04.2019., By: Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey
    - Volksbund

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