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Leopold, Fritz

Date of birth:
May 3rd, 1919 (Lienz/Tirol, Austria)
Date of death:
November 5th, 1943 (Feldlazerett Idriza/Kalinin Oblast/Russian SFSR, USSR)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Sebesh
Plot: 10. Row: 14. Grave: 1177.
Nationality:
Austrian

Biography

Fritz Leopold was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
December 1st, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
3. / Kampfgeschwader 3
Awarded on:
June 5th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän 5. / Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"
Awarded on:
March 26th, 1944
Awarded for his successes over the course of 320 bomber sorties flown on the Eastern front. In this time he and his crew destroyed the following enemy materiel…

- 30 tanks
- 150 vehicles
- 1 armoured train
- 7 locomotives
- 38 freight trains
- 38 Flak and artillery positions
- Numerous ammunition and supply dumps
- 89 aircraft on the ground
- 1 freighter in the Black Sea with 5000 GRT

Awarded posthumously.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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