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Ludigkeit, Günther

Date of birth:
September 22nd, 1919 (Berlin/Brandenburg/Free State of Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
October 8th, 1961 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Final mission count unknown, but was at least 800 ground attack sorties.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
April 2nd, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant
Unit:
5./Stuka-Geschwader 77
Awarded on:
August 21st, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän 5./Stukageschwader 77
Awarded on:
March 26th, 1944
Awarded after flying well over 600 sorties as a Stuka pilot.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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