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Freuwörth, Wilhelm "Willi"

Date of birth:
November 4th, 1917 (Börssum-Wolfenbüttel/Brunswick, Germany)
Date of death:
December 5th, 1970 (Wetzlar/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Willi Freuwörth achieved 58 aerial victories (including 3 in the west) over the course of 254 operational sorties.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 6th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 52, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
November 17th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 52, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 5th, 1943
The following newspaper excerpt (dated 23./24.01.1943) describes why Freuwörth received the Knight’s Cross…

“Feldwebel Freuwörth shot down 56 aircraft over the course of bitter aerial combat while serving as a Rottenführer in a Jagdgeschwader.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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