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Lehmann, Kurt

Date of birth:
November 25th, 1916 (Woltersdorf/Brandenburg/Germany)
Date of death:
June 25th, 1981 (Augsburg/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
August 1st, 1939: Leutnant (RDA: September 1st, 1939);
?: Oberleutnant;
March 1st, 1942; Hauptmann (RDA: -194-);

Career:
October 1936: Luftwaffe;
1937: Flieger-Ersatz-Abteilung 12;
November 10th, 1939: Flieger-Ausbildungs-Regiment 53;
1940: Ergänzungsstaffel, Kampfgeschwader 53;
October 1st, 1940: 2. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 53;
May 19th, 1942: Staffelkapitän, 2.Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 53;
April 1st, 1943: Staffelkapitän, 12. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 53;
June 15th, 1943: Staffelkapitän, 11. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 53;
February 1944: Staffelkapitän, 7. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 300;
June 1944: Frontflieger-Sammelgruppe Quedlinburg;
August 1944: 2. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 102;
November 20th, 1944: 3. Staffel, Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Nord;
December 16th, 1944: 10. Staffel, Ergänzungs-Jagdgeschwader 2;
March 1945: 11. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 7;
May 8th, 1945: American POW.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
February 16th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
June 5th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
February 19th, 1943
Awarded for his achievements as a bomber/transport pilot over the course of 326 sorties, including 59 over Britain and the remainder on the Eastern front. In the latter theatre he and his crew destroyed the following (among other things)...

- 53 railway stations
- 17 freight trains
- 2 ammunition dumps
- Over 100 vehicles
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 1942
with pennant "300"
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold mit Anhänger und einzatszahl
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 1942
WIA 25.12.1942
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz

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