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Kielhorn, Gerhard (Kampfgeschwader 51)

Date of birth:
October 6th, 1919 (Braunschweig/Braunschweig, Germany)
Date of death:
July 21st, 1942 (25 km North of Konstantinowskaja/Russian SFSR, USSR)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Krasnodar-Apscheronsk
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German

Biography

Oberleutnant Gerhard August Wilhelm Kielhorn

20.12.1941: Leutnant, pilot, awarded the Ehrenpokal
21.07.1942: Oberleutnant, 7./ KG 51, KIA - Ju 88 A-4 shot down by flak, 25 km North of
Konstantinowskaya in Russia

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Awarded on:
July 17th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Awarded on:
July 31st, 1941
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Awarded on:
October 5th, 1941
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
7. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 51
Awarded on:
December 8th, 1941
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
December 15th, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Awarded on:
March 25th, 1942
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold

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