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Fries, Aloys (Zerstörergeschwader 2)

Date of birth:
December 16th, 1910 (Kaisen, Germany)
Date of death:
June 23rd, 1942 (600m South South East of Tschugujef Airfield, Ukrainian SSR, USSR)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Kharkiv
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German

Biography

00.06.1942-23.06.1942: Oberleutnant, Staka, 4. Staffel, Zerstörer-Geschwader 2
23.06.1942: Oblt., Staka, 4./ ZG 2, KIA when Bf 110 E-2 shot down by anti-aircraft fire 600m South South East of Tschugujew airfield
21.08.1942: Oblt., 4./ ZG 2 posthumously awarded the DKiG

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
January 5th, 1942

According to Patzwall the name is written as Alois.
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Zerstörergeschwader 2, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 21st, 1942
posthumously
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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