Bloedorn, Erich

Date of birth:: July 6th, 1902 (Mühlhausen/Thuringia, Germany)
Date of death:: November 30th, 1975 (Ansbach/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:: German

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Major (Squadron Leader)
Unit:: Kampfgeschwader 30 "Adler", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:: September 2nd, 1942

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Major (Squadron Leader)
Unit:: Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:: October 13th, 1940

Awarded for the successes of his Gruppe during the battle of Britain. During the time period 19.07.-13.10.1940 his Gruppe was credited with sinking 3 destroyers and 82000 GRT of merchant shipping in the English Channel.

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- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- das-ritterkreuz.de
- ww2.dk

Bloedorn, Erich

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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