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Stagge, Friedrich 'Fritz' (Kampf-Geschwader 27)

Date of birth:
October 31st, 1920 (Stapelburg)
Date of death:
January 10th, 1944 (Gaissin, Kiev, Ukraine)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Kiev-Syrez
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German

Biography

10.01.1944: Uffz, Beobachter, 7. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 27, KIA when He 111 H-16 Werknummer 16296 coded '1G+IR' shot down by Anti-Aircraft fire during a low-level attack or flew into the ground in heavy snow showers near Gajsin, Northwest of Uman - remaining crew (all MIA):
-RKT Hauptmann Heinrich-Albrecht, Staka
-Uffz Alois Wittkemper, Radio-Operator
-Uffz Johann Härtel, Flight Engineer
-Gefr Jakob Rudolf, Gunner

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
Beobachter
Awarded on:
March 22nd, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
9. Staffel, Kampf-Geschwader 27
Awarded on:
October 17th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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