Date of birth:

December 22nd, 1913 (Waldenburg/Silesia, Germany)

Date of death:

June 5th, 1976 (Bremen/Bremen, Germany)

Nationality:

German

During the Second World War, Gerhard Dudeck reached the rank of Major. After World War Two he served with the Bundeswehr reaching the rank of Oberstleutnant.

00.09.1934-00.12.1934: received basic pilot training
00.12.1934-00.04.1935: received instrument flying training in Böblingen and Weimar
00.04.1935: transferred to the Funkerschule der Fliegeruntergruppe in Gleiwitz
00.08.1935-00.10.1935: transferred to FFS C in Ludwigslust
00.01.1936-30.03.1936: transferred to Nahaufklärerschule in Braunschweig-Broitzem
00.04.1936: transferred to LKS BerlinGatow
01.01.1938: promoted to Leutnant
00.09.1938: transferred to 6./ KG.z.b.V. 1
01.04.1939: promoted to Oberleutnant
09.04.1940: flew his first operational mission
00.05.1940-00.04.1943: Staka 12./ KG.z.b.V. 1
31.05.1941: Oblt., Staka 12./ KG.z.b.V. 1, awarded the Frontflugspange für Transportflieger in Gold after 150 Frontflüge
01.01.1942: promoted to Hauptmann
31.01.1942: Hptm., awarded DKiG, Staka 12./ KG.z.b.V. 1
00.02.1942: Kdr., KGr.z.b.V. 106
16.02.1943: Oblt., Staka 12./ KG.z.b.V. 1, awarded the Ehrenpokal
15.04.1943: reached a total of 285 Feindflüge
18.04.1943: appointed "Marschgruppenführer" of the socalled Transportfliegergeschwader S (Sizilien) and N (Neapel) during the attempt to supply the Afrikakorps in Tunis
24.04.1943: appointed Ia, Stab, KG.z.b.V. 323
18.05.1943-00.10.1943: in III./ TG 1, appointed Kdr. II./ TG 3
00.10.1943-04.11.1944: appointed Kdr. III./ TG 2
01.06.1944: promoted to Major with RDA 01.03.1943
09.06.1944: Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. III./ TG 2 after 321 Feindflüge
04.11.1944: Major, Gruppenkommandeur and flying as observer in 7./ TG 2 Ju 52 coded '8T+PR' that force-landed near Vanitsa, Greece, 50 km West of Saloniki, after getting lost and running out of fuel while evacuating wounded from Macedonia; POW uninjured
00.11.44-00.08.47: POW in Egypt in Camp 305
00.08.1947: released
00.00.1956: joined the Bundeswehr

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

Staka, 12. Staffel, KG.z.b.V. 1

Awarded on:

May 31st, 1941

150 Frontflüge

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)

Unit:

III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader zur besonderen Verwendung 1, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

January 31st, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

Staffelkapitän

Awarded on:

February 16th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)

Unit:

Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Transportgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

June 9th, 1944

Awarded following his completion of 321 front flights as a transport pilot, the majority of which took place in the Mediterranean. In addition to this, he was also recognized for his preparation and execution of many difficult missions in the previous year, among the most prominent being the landing of paratroop forces at Sicily and Elba. To this was added his proven performance as the commander of a transport Gruppe, evidenced by the multiple special missions entrusted to him.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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