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Köhler, Arminius 'Armin' (Jagdgeschwader 77)

Date of birth:
March 31st, 1912 (Thalheim/Zwickau, Germany)
Date of death:
March 28th, 1999 (Gießen/Hessen, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Credited with 515 combat missions and 40 air victories

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
January 25th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77
Awarded on:
October 17th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77
Awarded on:
February 7th, 1945
Awarded for his personal and command achievements. By the end of the war he had flown 515 sorties, achieving a total of 69 aerial victories (including 13 four-engined bombers) of which the vast majority were in the west.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
with clasp '500'
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Gold mit Anhänger und Einzatszahl

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