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Stimpel, Walter

Date of birth:
November 29th, 1917 (Oelsen/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
January 13th, 2008
Nationality:
German

Biography

Flew a total of 400+ missions with the Ju 87, of which over 330 were in the East. His successes included the sinking of several enemy supply ships on the Dnieper as well as a further five freighters in the Black Sea.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant
Unit:
II. / Stuka-Geschwader 77
Awarded on:
November 13th, 1941
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän 6./Stukageschwader 77
Awarded on:
June 7th, 1942
Awarded following the completion of 250+ sorties.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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