Liesendahl, Frank Franz (JG 2 "Richthofen")
- Date of birth:
- February 23rd, 1915 (Wuppertal-Barmen, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 17th, 1942 (South-East of Brixham, United Kingdom)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
23.11.1935: promoted to Gefreiten
01.12.1935: promoted to Unteroffizier
23.07.1936: promoted to Fähnrich
01.10.1936: promoted to Oberfähnrich
01.04.1937: Oberfähnrich, RLM pool (Schul.Etat), promoted to Leutnant - RDA 01.04.1936
01.07.1939: Leutnant, II./ JG 53 transferred to II./ ZG 1
29.11.1939: Leutnant, RLM pool (Sch.Etat), with JGr. 101 , transferred to II. /JG 2
01.12.1939: Leutnant, II./ JG 2
01.04.1940: promoted to Oberleutnant - RDA 01.04.1940
26.05.1940: Oberleutnant in II./ JG 2, WIA/POW - Bf 109 E shot down over Dunkirk and captured
09.09.1940: Oblt., Staka 6./ JG 2
00.01.1941-20.02.1941: Oblt., Staka 6./ JG 2
10.07.1941: Oblt., 6./ JG 2 WIA - Bf 109 F in combat, force-landed at Abbeville - hospitalized for about two months
10.11.1941: Staka, 10.(Jabo)/ JG 2
29.01.1942: awarded the Ehrenpokal
01.06.1942: promoted to Hauptmann
05.06.1942: Oblt., 10./ JG 2 awarded DKiG, 10./ JG 2
00.07.1942-17.07.1942: Hauptmann, Staka, 10.(Jabo)/ JG 2
17.07.1942: Hauptmann, Staka, 10./ JG 2, KIA - Fw 190 A-3 coded 'Blue 14' failed to return from an attack on a freighter 2 km South East off Brixham/England and reported missing; believed shot down by Anti-Aircraft fire
04.09.1942: Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka, 10./ JG 2
06.09.1942: his body washed up 10 km East of Berry Head, then buried at sea
Pilot credited with 142 combat missions
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Awarded on:
- October 8th, 1938
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, JG 2
- Awarded on:
- June 5th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, JG 2 "Richthofen"
- Awarded on:
- May 30th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, JG 2 "Richthofen"
- Awarded on:
- September 30th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, JG 2 "Richthofen"
- Awarded on:
- April 26th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, JG 2 "Richthofen"
- Awarded on:
- August 3rd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 10. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 2
- Awarded on:
- August 21st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 10. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 2
- Awarded on:
- June 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 10. Staffel, JG 2 "Richthofen"
- Awarded on:
- September 4th, 1942
Posthumously awarded
Sources
- Photo 1:
- Photo 2:
- Photo 3:
- - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
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