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Löffler, Rolf (Aufkl.-Gr.23)

Date of birth:
January 21st, 1910
Nationality:
German

Biography

W.B.K. Naumburg a.S.
01.11.1942: RDA for Oblt. (Kr.O./Fl.)
01.01.1943: transferred from the Heer to the Luftwaffe
05.06.1943: Oblt. and Beobachter, awarded the Ehrenpokal
15.12.1943: Oblt., 2.(H)/ Aufkl.Gr. 23 (NAGr. 3) WIA - Hs 126 B-1 (6K+HK) damaged
in combat in area of Newel
16.12.1943: Oblt. and Beobachter in Nahaufkl.St. 11./13, WIA – in Hs 126 B-1 shot down by a fighter north of Grinki/N Russia
08.01.1944: Oblt.(Kr.O.), 2.(H)/ Aufkl.Gr. 23 (unit unclear), MIA - Hs 126 B-1 (6K+BK (FK?)) shot down by fighters 1 km N of Grinki, NW of Witebsk
16.01.1944: Oblt. in 2.(H)/ Aufkl.Gr. 23, awarded the DKiG

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
2.(H) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 23
Awarded on:
January 16th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Beobachter
Awarded on:
June 5th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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