Metzig, Rudolf
- Date of birth:
- October 25th, 1921 (Berthelsdorf Krs. Hirschberg/Province of Lower Silesia/Free State of Prussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 25th, 1944 (SW of Melitopol / Generalbezirk Krim, Reichskommissariat Ukraine (Ukranian SSR, USSR))
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- February 22nd, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant
- Unit:
- 2./Kampf-Geschwader 100
- Awarded on:
- April 28th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer and Technical Officer Stab I./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"
- Awarded on:
- June 9th, 1944
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- Luftwaffe Officer Career
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