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Gutzmann, Erwin

Date of birth:
July 11th, 1920 (Mögelin/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
April 10th, 1945 (near Mechters/Lower Austria, Austria)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Oberwölbling
Plot: 1. Row: 25. Grave: 1111.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Erwin Gutzmann was shot down near Mechters, Austria on April 10th, 1945. At that moment he was a Flugzeugführer with 8. / Schlachtgeschwader 10 and held the rank of Oberfähnrich.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
November 23rd, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
I. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 12th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, II. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 26th, 1944
Awarded after flying about 600 ground attack sorties.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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