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Kaldrack, Rolf Otto Detlev
Kaldrack, Rolf Otto Detlev
Date of birth:
June 25th, 1913 (Stargard/Westprusssia, Germany)
Date of death:
February 3rd, 1942 (Bassary/Tver Oblast, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
II. Gruppe
,
Schnellkampfgeschwader 210
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
February 5th, 1942
Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandeur
,
II. Gruppe
,
Schnellkampfgeschwader 210
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
February 9th, 1942
Awarded for the successful leadership of his Gruppe and achieving another 10 aerial victories on the Eastern front.
70th Award.
Awarded posthumously.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandeur
,
III. Gruppe
,
Zerstörergeschwader 76
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
November 2nd, 1940
Awarded after 11 aerial victories.
Spanienkreuz, Gold mit Schwertern
Period:
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 19th, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1940
Sources
Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
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THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997
.
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das-ritterkreuz.de
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ww2.dk
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