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Strakeljahn, Friedrich-Wilhelm

Date of birth:
September 7th, 1914 (Lübeck/Oldenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
July 6th, 1944 (Dünaburg, USSR)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
September 21st, 1942

Written in Patzwall / Scherzer as Friedrich.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 14.(Jabo) Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 5 "Eismeer", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 19th, 1943
Awarded after 9 aerial victories and the sinking of 15000 GRT of shipping.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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