Date of birth:

January 16th, 1916 (Vienna, Austria)

Date of death:

October 3rd, 1942 (Russia)

Nationality:

Austrian

Erwin Straznicky was reported missing in action since october 3rd, 1942 after he was shot down in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 (Schwarze 16, W.Nr. 13 663) by a Yakovlev Yak-1 fighter near Satov (Fastov?), 50 km northwest of Stalingrad. At that moment he had achieved a total of 36 air victories.

Promotions:
December 1st, 1939: Leutnant;
April 1st, 1941: Oberleutnant;

Career:
?: Jagdfliegerschule Schleissheim;
?: Ergänzungs-Jagdstaffel 4, Merseburg;
?: 3. Staffel, Lehrgeschwader 2;
?: Staffelführer, 1. Staffel, Lehrgeschwader 2;
June 22nd, 1941: 6. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 77;
March 1st, 1942: Staffelkapitän 2. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 3.

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• Photo 1: Tom MacNeill
• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
  - Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section S-Z, Version: 01.04.2019., By: Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey