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Leupert, Otto

Date of birth:
February 6th, 1915 (Höchheim an der Saale/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
August 26th, 1944 (Airfield Brussels, Belgium)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Lommel
Plot: 46. Grave: 361.
Nationality:
German

Biography

Flew a total of 634 front flights during WWII.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
1. / Lehrgeschwader 1
Awarded on:
March 19th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer 1. (K) / Lehrgeschwader 1
Awarded on:
January 22nd, 1943
Awarded for his successes in attacks on Allied shipping in the Mediterranean.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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