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Burk, Alfred (Jagdgeschwader 27 'Afrika')

Date of birth:
April 6th, 1913 (Bischweiler, Germany)
Date of death:
October 31st, 1943 (Rodon/Rodoni Cape, Albania)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Tirana
Nationality:
German

Biography

21.05.1940: 1st victory a Morane 406 at Compiegne as Leutnant, 7./ JG 2
26.05.1940: 2nd victory a Morane 406 at Amiens as Leutnant, 7./ JG 2
04.08.1941: 1 victory as Leutnant, 8./ JG 52
23.03.1942: 1 victory as Leutnant, 8./ JG 52
20.04.1942: Leutnant, awarded the Ehrenpokal
09.05.1942: 1 victory as Leutnant, 8./ JG 52
01.08.1943: a B-24 downed during the Ploesti raid as Oberleutnant, 11./ JG 27
08.-31.10.1943: Oberleutnant, Staka 11./ JG 27
10.-31.10.1943: Oberleutnant, appointed acting Kdr. of IV./ JG 27
07.10.1943: 26th victory a Beaufighter 60 km off Insel Skarpanto Greece as Oberleutnant, 11./ JG 27
10.10.1943: 27th victory a B-17 n° 42-30446 of 348BS/99BG, piloted by Lt.Gilmore, west of Megara Tunisia as Oberleutnant, 11./ JG 27
25.10.1943: 28th and last victory as Oberleutnant, 11./ JG 27
31.10.1943: KIA with Bf 109 G-6 Werknummer 140056 during combat with a P-38 in the vicinity of the Cape of Rodon in Albania
20.03.1944: Oberleutnant, posthumously awarded DKiG, IV./ JG 27
Pilot credited with 28 victories

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 8./ JG 52
Awarded on:
April 15th, 1942

Published in the Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe on April 20th, 1942.
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
IV. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 27, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 16th, 1944
posthumously awarded
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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