Date of birth:

November 26th, 1921 (Stolberg/Rhineland, Germany)

Date of death:

July 16th, 1975 (Stolberg/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)

Unit:

3. / Jagdgeschwader 52

Awarded on:

January 1st, 1945

Date is that of publication in the Luftwaffen-Verordnungsblatt.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

Staffelkapitän 3. / Jagdgeschwader 52

Awarded on:

April 7th, 1945

Awarded in recognition of his successes as a fighter pilot, which included shooting down 9 enemy aircraft in one day.

By the end of the war he had flown 210 sorties (all in the East) and achieved 91 aerial victories.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Norbert Beyerlein
• Photo: Norbert Beyerlein sammlung
  
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