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Kroker, Eberhard (Jagdgeschwader 300)

Date of birth:
March 11th, 1914
Date of death:
July 21st, 1944 (Ebersberg)
Nationality:
German

Biography

VDK Eberhard Krocker

24.03.1944: 6./ JG-302, one known victory, his 1st, a "4 mot" South of Berlin
09.04.1944: 4./ JG-302, his 2nd & 3rd, both B-24s (one HSS)
11.04.1944: 4./ JG-302, his 4th, a B-24 (HSS) at Braunschweig
18.04.1944: 4./ JG-302, his 5th, a B-17
19.04.1944: 4./ JG-302, his 6th, a B-17 (HSS) South of Munden, East of Kassel
29.04.1944: 4./ JG-302, his 7th, a B-25 at Leipkau
08.05.1944: a B-17
29.06.1944: his 9th, a P-51 South West of Halle
21.07.1944: Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel, 3./ Jagdgeschwader 300, KIA during aerial combat with P-51s of 359FG at Ebersberg

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
3. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 300
Awarded on:
October 12th, 1944
posthumously awarded
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Ritterkreuz Archiv II/2010, Veit Scherzer, Ranis, Juni 2010, ISSN 1866-4709

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