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Quaas, Gustav (KG 3 'Blitz')

Date of birth:
July 29th, 1912
Date of death:
December 18th, 1942 (Twerdeschlebowa, Don bow, Stalingrad/Volgograd - Russia)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Rossoshki
Plot: 69. Row: 2. 
Nationality:
German

Biography

01.09.1939: Leutnant, promoted to Oberleutnant(Tr.O.), at Grosse KFS Lechfeld 01.04.1942: promoted to Hauptmann
02.04.1942: Hauptmann and Staka in I./ KG 3
04.05.1942: Hauptmann, awarded Ehrenpokal
24.09.1942: Hauptmann, awarded DKiG, 3./ KG 3
18.12.1942: MIA flying the Ju 88A-4 Werknummer 4310 coded "5K + HL" with unnamed crew at Twerdeschlebowa, cause unknown
01.08.1944: officially listed as MIA

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
3./ Kampf-Geschwader 3
Awarded on:
September 24th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer - KG 3 'Blitz'
Awarded on:
May 4th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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