Reinecke, Gerhard (Aufklärungsgruppe 121)
- Date of birth:
- January 2nd, 1914 (Herdecke/Westphalia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- March 21st, 1992 (Lichteneiche/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
In some sources about the Deutsches Kreuz im gold, Gerhard Reinecke is being referred to as Erich Reinecke.
Gerhard Reinecke reached the rank of Oberleutnant.
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Flugzeugbeobachterabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Beobachter
- Awarded on:
- January 19th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 1.(Fern) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 121, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- May 4th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 1.(Fern) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 121, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 23rd, 1942
“Leutnant Reinecke distinguished himself over the course of 170 reconnaissance sorties as both an observer and commander.”
Sources
- Photo 1: Dobri Dobrev
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
- Die Grenz-Zeitung (Edition 15/16)
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