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Gschwendtner, Karl-Georg

Date of birth:
June 26th, 1918 (Wollomoos/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
May 5th, 1945 (near Prague, Czechoslovakia)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Karl-Georg Gschwendtner was killed in action near Prague on May 5th, 1945. At that moment he served with 1. / Schlachtgeschwader 103 in the rank of Leutnant.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
March 23rd, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 16th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 7.Staffel, III. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
February 5th, 1944
Awarded after flying 700 ground attack sorties.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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