Kramer, Rudolf (Kampfgeschwader 26)

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Kramer, Rudolf (Kampfgeschwader 26)

Date of birth:: May 4th, 1916 (Lagenhagen/Hanover, Germany)
Date of death:: February 12th, 1999 (Lagenhagen/Hanover, Germany)
Nationality:: German

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leutnant
Unit:: IV./Kampf-Geschwader 27
Awarded on:: December 12th, 1942

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:: Staffelkapitän Kampfgeschwader 26
Awarded on:: March 18th, 1945

Awarded for his wartime successes as a bomber pilot. According to his own records he flew a total of 416 sorties in the east and west, during which he sank 48000 GRT worth of enemy shipping and damaged a further 220000 GRT.

Sources

- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.

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