Date of birth:

October 20th, 1910 (Osterode am Harz/Province of Hanover, Germany)

Date of death:

March 30th, 1944 (near Parliti/vicinity of Jassy/Moldavia, Romania)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)

Unit:

I. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"

Awarded on:

September 27th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)

Unit:

I. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"

Awarded on:

June 7th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

3. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"

Awarded on:

September 3rd, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

October 5th, 1941

Awarded after flying over 300 sorties. By this time he had accomplished a number of notable successes. During the fighting around Crete he destroyed 1 British destroyer (either the HMS Kelly or Kashmir) and damaged 1 other. In the later fighting on the eastern front he destroyed a vital bridge over the Lovat river and then another important bridge over the Dnieper, this latter success playing a major part in preventing Soviet troops from breaking out of the Smolensk pocket.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

June 5th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

November 28th, 1942

Awarded after flying over 600 ground attack sorties.

149st Award.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

1. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"

On 29 January 1944 Alwin Boerst flew his 1000th (Einzatszahl "1000") combat sortie. Exact date awarded unknown.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major (Squadron Leader)

Unit:

Kommandeur, I. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

April 6th, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
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