Dinger, Friedrich 'Fritz' (JG 53 "Pik As")
- Date of birth:
- August 20th, 1915 (Ottweiler-Neunkirchen/Saarland, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 27th, 1943 (Scalea/Cosenza, Italy)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Cassino
Plot: 8. Grave: 718.
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Fritz Dinger died on 27th July 1943 as Staffelkapitän with the rank of Hauptmann. In total he achieved 67 aerial victories during WWII, most of these being in the East.
Promotions:
May 1st, 1939: Unteroffizier der Reserve;
August 1st, 1939: Feldwebel;
November 1st, 1940: Leutnant;
January 1st, 1943: Oberleutnant;
July 1st, 1943: Hauptmann.
Wounds:
August 16th, 1940: WIA - Bf 109 E-3 in combat 50 km North of Cherbourg, ditched in the Channel
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Sources
- Photo 1: Family
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