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Schmalz, Alfons

Date of birth:
October 23rd, 1919 (Dortmund/Westphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
July 21st, 1942 (H.V.Pl. Sanko mot.2/140 Kalitwenskaja, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Rossoshki
Nationality:
German

Biography

Alfons Schmalz reached the rank of Oberleutnant. He presumably lies buried as an unknown soldier at the German Warcemetery Rossosjka.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Sturzkampfgeschwader
Awarded on:
October 14th, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
I. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2
Awarded on:
December 2nd, 1941
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer 8. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2
Awarded on:
April 5th, 1942
Awarded after flying 289 sorties as a ground attack pilot.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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