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Wiegand, Gerhard 'Gerd' (Jagdgeschwader 26)

Date of birth:
March 30th, 1922
Date of death:
May 23rd, 1994
Nationality:
German

Biography

00.00.1940: Erg.JGr. West
01.11.1942: 8./ JG 26 "Schlageter"
14.11.1942: WIA - Fw 190 A-3 Werknummer 682 coded 'Black 4' force-landed at St. Omer after engine failure
30.07.1943: Fw., 8./ JG 26, WIA - Fw 190 force-landed near Tongeren after damage by return B-17 fire
20.10.1943: Fw., 4./ JG 26
24.02.1944: Fw., 4./ JG 26
08.03.1944: WIA to the left hand - Fw 190 A-6 Werknummer 550.718 coded 'Blue 6' shot down by P-47s of 56 FG near Damme
29.03.1944: Fw., 4./ JG 26 awarded the DKiG
17.04.1944: Fw., awarded the Ehrenpokal.
11.06.1944: Lt., JG 26, WIA - Fw 190 A-8 coded 'Blue 5' shot down by P-38s of 55 FG 15km North of Compiègne - broke a thigh bone, resulting in never returning to combat Pilot credited with 25 victories

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Segelflieger-Abzeichen, C-Stufe Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
JG 26
Awarded on:
November 1942
WIA 14.11.1942
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
4. Staffel, JG 26
Awarded on:
March 1944
WIA 14.11.1942 + 30.07.1943 + 08.03.1944
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
4. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"
Awarded on:
March 29th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
April 14th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
4. Staffel, JG 26
Awarded on:
June 1944
WIA 14.11.1942 + 30.07.1943 + 08.03.1944 + 11.06.1944
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Gold

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