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Fritzsche, Immo

Date of birth:
December 16th, 1918 (Döcklitz/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
December 14th, 1943 (Hauptverbandplatz Dolinskaja/Reichskommissariat Ukraine (Ukrainian SSR), USSR)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Immo Fritzsche was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann. He flew a total of over 700 sorties during WWII.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
May 25th, 1942

According to Patzwall the surname is written as Fritsche.
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 3rd, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 16th, 1943
Awarded after flying 500 ground attack sorties.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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