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Michael, Hermann

Date of birth:
November 13th, 1918 (Weißenstadt/Wunsiedel, Germany)
Date of death:
July 5th, 1943 (Orel, USSR)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 26th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
February 15th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant
Unit:
8./Kampf-Geschwader 1
Awarded on:
April 29th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän 8./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"
Awarded on:
October 9th, 1943
Awarded in recognition of his total of 282 sorties as a bomber pilot in the East.

Awarded posthumously.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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