Kaiser, Ernst (Aufklärungsgruppe 124)
- Date of birth:
- May 11th, 1917
- Date of death:
- November 2nd, 1943 (Alakurtti Norway Airfield)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Rovaniemi-Norvaja
Plot: 1. Grave: 6. - Nationality:
- German
Biography
Oberfeldwebel Ernst Kaiser was a member of the most successful crew in the "Fern-Aufklärungskette Lappland" led by Hauptmann and Flugzeugführer Ernst Sorge (RKT+DKiG).
The other crewman were: Uffz. Schankweiler and the observer was Hptm. Konrad Knabe (German Cross in Gold 23.12.1941, Knights Cross 16.04.1943).
02.11.1943: Oberfeldwebel, 1.(F)/ Aufkl.Gr. 124 KIA by enemy fire at Alakurtti Norway airfield.
His Ju 88D-1 Werknummer 430802 coded "G2 + FK" was 20% damaged, no info on the remaining crew.
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Flugzeugbeobachterabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel - Beobachter
- Unit:
- 1.(F)/124
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel - Beobachter
- Unit:
- 1.(F)/124
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Aufklärungsstaffel
- Awarded on:
- October 7th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 1.(F) Staffel, 124. Aufklärungsgrupe, A-Kette, Armeeoberkommando 'Norwegen'
- Awarded on:
- January 13th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Scheibert H., Die inhaber des Ehrenpokals für Besondere leistung im Luftkrieg, Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, 1986, ISBN 978-3790902839
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