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Brocke, Jürgen
Brocke, Jürgen
Date of birth:
February 4th, 1922 (Bad Harzburg/Braunschweig, Germany)
Date of death:
September 15th, 1942 (near Dewitza, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
,
Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As"
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
September 13th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
II. Gruppe
,
Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As"
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 8th, 1942
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
,
4. Staffel
,
II. Gruppe
,
Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As"
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
December 9th, 1942
Awarded in recognition of his 42 aerial victories in the East (including 11 bombers) plus 1 gun boat sunk. In total he flew about 150 sorties.
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989
.
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PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
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