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Rick, Kurt

Date of birth:
June 26th, 1918 (Ebersteinburg-Rastatt, Germany)
Date of death:
February 5th, 1943 (West of Stalingrad, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 27th, 1942

Date according to the Ehrenpokal. Awarding was published in the Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe on June 1st, 1942.
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 21st, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 3rd, 1943
Awarded in recognition of his record as a ground attack pilot. By the time of his death he had flown 520 sorties.

Awarded posthumously.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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