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Wahn, Rudolf

Date of birth:
January 23rd, 1922 (Plauen)
Date of death:
March 18th, 1943 (3km WSW Poltawa Airfield)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Kharkiv
Nationality:
German

Biography

KIA 18.03.1943 when the Ju 87D-3, WNr. 2273, flown by Leutnant Willi Albert Schittig (FF o06.10.1916 - KIA) 7./St.G. 2 crashed 3km west-south-west of Poltawa Airfield.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
7./Stuka-Geschwader 2
Awarded on:
April 29th, 1943
posthumously awarded
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Obergefreiter (Aircraftman class 1)
Unit:
Bordfunker - 7./Stuka-Geschwader 2
Awarded on:
January 11th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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