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Krüger, Waldemar (Kampfgeschwader 3)

Date of birth:
August 4th, 1909 (Welzow)
Date of death:
May 22nd, 1942 (Scheludovka, Dechino)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Kharkiv
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

00.04.1941-30.09.1941: Hauptmann, appointed Kdr., IV./ KG 3
00.01.1942-22.05.1942: Major, appointed Kdr., II./ KG 3
22.05.1942: Major, Kdr, Stab, II./ KG 3, KIA, when Ju 88 A-4 Werknummer 4588 coded '5K+AC' was hit by antiaircraft fire near Scheludowka and crashed near the Dechino railway station - DOW in the H.V.Pl. Andrejewka
Remaining crew (all KIA):
-Fw Hans Gress, Observer
-Ofw Werner Heidmann, R/O
-Uffz Josef Klein, Gunner
15.06.1942: Major, posthumously awarded the Ehrenpokal

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major (Squadron Leader)
Unit:
Gruppenkommandeur
Awarded on:
June 15th, 1942
posthumously awarded
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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