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Stumpf, Werner

Date of birth:
March 15th, 1917 (Berlin, Germany)
Date of death:
October 13th, 1942 (Near El Alamein, Egypt)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery El Alamein
Nationality:
German

Biography

Flew a total of over 400 sorties, during which he achieved 47 aerial victories (23 in the East).

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel
Unit:
9./Jagdgeschwader 53
Awarded on:
February 25th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer III./JG 53
Awarded on:
August 13th, 1942
Awarded after 40 aerial victories.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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