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Korol, Anton

Date of birth:
October 8th, 1916 (Breitenmarkt/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
December 21st, 1981 (Rüdesheim/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Flew a total of 704 ground attack missions, during which he achieved considerable success with the Ju 87G. In this capacity he claimed to have destroyed 99 enemy tanks (including an IS-2) and damaged a further 200.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
April 24th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve
Unit:
3. / Schlachtgeschwader 2
Awarded on:
June 13th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve
Unit:
Staffelführer 10.(Pz) / Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
Awarded on:
March 12th, 1945
Awarded after flying considerably more than 600 sorties.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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