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Möller, Günter (Kampf-Geschwader 77)

Date of birth:
December 10th, 1914 (Vicheln, Mecklemburg, Germany)
Date of death:
May 24th, 1942 (near Studland Bay, Swanage, Dorset - UK)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Cannock Chase
Plot: 7. Row: 10. Grave: 252.
Nationality:
German

Biography

26.11.1941: Lt., II./ KG 77 WIA - Ju 88 A-4 crash-landed vic Ansbach airfield
Serving with 4./ KG 77, Leutnant Günter Möller was KIA with two other unnamed crew the 24 May, 1942; when his Ju 88A-4 Werknummer 8682 coded "3Z + CM" was shot down by a Beaufighter of No. 604 Sq., piloted by S/L Skinner, one other crew MIA, location not reported. The aircraft crashed into the sea at Studland Bay, Swanage, Dorset. Remaining crew: Uffz Georg Weber (KIA); Fw H.Zeutzen (KIA) and Ofw J.Sengelmann (MIA). Moller & Webers bodies were recovered from the sea and buried at CC, Plot 7, Row 10, Gr 252 & 238, respectively. The grave location for Zeutzen remains unknown.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
4. Staffel, Kampf-Geschwader 77
Awarded on:
November 24th, 1941
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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