Date of birth:

February 26th, 1921

Date of death:

July 20th, 1944

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Günther Piepereit is missing in action since 20th July 1944 during an action over the Soviet Union. Until that moment he had flown 259 operational sorties with the Junkers Ju 87.

Promotions:
1st September 1940: Gefreiter
1st August 1941: Unteroffizier
10th September 1941: Fahnenjunker
1st October 1941: Fähnrich
1st February 1942: Oberfähnrich
1st February 1943: Leutnant

Career:
- 15th february 1939 until 1st april 1940: Fliegerausbildungs-Regiment 42, Salzwedel;
- 2nd April 1940 until 11th April 1940: 1. / Ergänzungs-Aufklärungs-Gruppe;
- 12th April 1940 until 23rd June 1941: 4.(H) / Aufklärungsgruppe 31;
- 24th June 1941 until 13th August 1941: Aufklärungs-Abteilung 31;
- 14th August 1941 until 20th September 1941: Schülerkompanie in Flieger-Ausbildungs-Regiment 61;
- 21st September 1941 until 31st January 1943: Flugzeugführerschule A/B 61;
- 1st February 1943 until 14th March 1943: 7. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 101;
- 15th March 1943 until 10th July 1943: I. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 101;
- 11th July 1943 until 7th September 1943: I. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 151;
- 8th September 1943 until 20th July 1944: 2. / Schlachtgeschwader 1

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• Photo 1: Gary Hansen
• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
  - Wehrpass