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Nippa, Erhard

Date of birth:
February 7th, 1922 (Danzig, Germany)
Date of death:
June 27th, 2003 (Bellheim, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Oberleutnant Nippa completed more than 300 missions with SKG 10, during which he sank one destroyer and one 3000 GRT freighter.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant
Awarded on:
April 29th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer 15. / Schweres Kampfgeschwader 10
Awarded on:
March 26th, 1944
Awarded after flying over 200 sorties.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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