Wenig, Gottfried
- Date of birth:
- January 12th, 1919 (Unter Tannowitz/Dolní Dunajovice, Břeclav District, South Moravia, Czech Republic)
- Date of death:
- January 13th, 1943 (over Tscherkowo)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
01.10.1941: promoted to Leutnant / A1
20.07.1942: Leutnant, awarded the Ehrenpokal
24.09.1942: Leutnant, flying with 4./ KG 27 'Boelcke' awarded the DKiG
13.01.1943: Leutnant, 5.(14. Eis.) / KG 27 'Boelcke' MIA - when his He 111 H-6
coded '1G+GN' crashed in the vicinity of Tscherkowo
remaining crew :
-Unteroffizier Rudolf Welsch (o 15.11.1920), Bordfunker - MIA
01.08.1944: officially listed as MIA
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 4./ Kampf-Geschwader 27 'Boelke'
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer - KG 27 'Boelcke'
- Awarded on:
- July 20th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo: Original Sterbebild Death Card Flugzeugführer Deutsches Kreuz Gold Ehrenpokal | eBay
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- Gräbersuche-Online | Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorg e. V.
- http://www.denkmalprojekt.org/2017/verlustliste-kampfgeschwader-27-1943.html
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