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Isken, Eduard
Isken, Eduard
Date of birth:
April 15th, 1918 (Hagendingen Krs. Metz/Alsace-Lorraine, Germany)
Date of death:
January 7th, 1997 (Wolfsburg/Lower Saxony, Germany)
Nationality:
German
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
,
13. Staffel
,
IV. Gruppe
,
Jagdgeschwader 53
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 14th, 1945
Awarded for his wartime successes. By the end of the conflict these amounted to 56 aerial victories (including 16 in the East and 17 four-engined bombers) achieved over the course of 946 sorties.
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 12th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 26th, 1943
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Gold mit Anhänger
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 5th, 1943
Ärmelband Afrika
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 1st, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
8. Staffel
,
III. Gruppe
,
Jagdgeschwader 77
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 28th, 1943
Krimschild
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 15th, 1943
Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 14th, 1942
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 29th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 20th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 5th, 1941
Sources
Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989
.
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PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
- Vorschlag für die Verleihung des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes
Photo