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Gossow, Heinz

Date of birth:
November 23rd, 1917 (Piesteritz/Saxony/Kingdom of Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
January 1st, 1988 (Wittenberg/Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Flew a total of 409 sorties, including 340 as a bomber pilot and 15 while serving in the Wilde Sau single-engined night-fighter units.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
June 15th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
November 5th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 302, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 28th, 1944
Awarded for his successes as both a bomber and fighter pilot. Particularly notable was his destruction of 2 armoured trains in the former role and his shooting down 9 four-engined bombers in the latter.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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