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Windisch, August

Date of birth:
August 6th, 1914 (Offenbach/Hesse, Germany)
Date of death:
September 3rd, 1942 (7-8km south east of Mga/Russia, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German

Biography

September 3rd, 1942: Oberfeldwebel, Beobachter, Stab, KG-1, killed in action when his Junkers Ju 88A-4 Werknummer 144.037 coded "V4 + CD" flown by Oberstleutnant Hans Keppler, Kommandeur Kampfgeschwader 1, collided with a Messerschmitt Bf 109 piloted by Gefreiter Lengwenings, South East of Mga, near Lake Ladoga - remaining crew (all KIA) :
-Oberstleutnant Hans Keppler, Kommodore, Flugzeugführer
-Feldwebel Werner Schubert, Bordfunker
-Feldwebel Werner Niersberger, Bordschütze

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Beobachter
Awarded on:
March 9th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"
Awarded on:
May 18th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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