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Angerstein, Karl
Angerstein, Karl
Date of birth:
December 4th, 1890 (Mühlhausen/Thuringia, Germany)
Date of death:
September 20th, 1985 (Feldkirchen/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Group Captain)
Unit:
Kommodore
,
Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
November 2nd, 1940
Awarded for the successes achieved by his Geschwader during the Battle of Britain.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Air Commodore)
Unit:
Kommodore
,
Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 16th, 1942
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 19th, 1943
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 9th, 1943
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Gemeinsames Flugzeugfuhrer-Beobachter Abzeichen mit Brillianten
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
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
.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
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