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Baldes, Josef

Date of birth:
September 6th, 1915 (Differten/Rhine Province, Germany)
Date of death:
July 30th, 1985 (Differten/Saarland, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 12th, 1943

According to the Vorschlag the awarding date is 4-4-1943.
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
3.(H) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 14, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 16th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 1.(Fern) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 124, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 9th, 1945
Awarded for his achievements as a reconnaissance pilot. By this time he had flown 281 sorties and achieved 4 confirmed and 1 unconfirmed aerial victories.


Awarding on the basis of evidence through Luftwaffe archives. No evidence available in the Bundesarchiv.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 12th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 20th, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

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