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Trenke, Johann
Trenke, Johann
Date of birth:
August 3rd, 1919 (Bischofshofen, Austria)
Date of death:
April 29th, 1957 (Strachwalden, Austria)
Nationality:
Austrian
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
x. Staffel
,
x. Gruppe
,
Kampfgeschwader x
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
,
6. Staffel
,
II. Gruppe
,
Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
September 5th, 1944
Awarded in recognition of his many difficult combat missions over England from 1943 until mid-1944 as a bomber and long range night-fighter pilot.
Sources
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
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URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011
.
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das-ritterkreuz.de
-
ww2.dk
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