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Langer, Karl-Heinz (Jagdgeschwader 3)
Langer, Karl-Heinz (Jagdgeschwader 3)
Date of birth:
April 19th, 1914 (Görlitz/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
May 6th, 1955 (Remscheid/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Awarded on:
August 8th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Awarded on:
September 27th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandeur
,
III. Gruppe
,
Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 8th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandeur
,
III. Gruppe
,
Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 26th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major (Squadron Leader)
Unit:
Kommandeur
,
III. Gruppe
,
Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 20th, 1945
Awarded for his record as a fighter pilot. He flew over 400 sorties, in which he achieved an unknown number of aerial victories (at least 30, possibly 68).
Sources
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989
.
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PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
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