Date of birth:

May 22nd, 1914 (Altenrath/Rhineprovince, Germany)

Date of death:

September 21st, 1995 (Neunkirchen-Seelscheid/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Peter Broich finally reached the rank of Oberleutnant.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer, 2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

January 19th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberfeldwebel

Unit:

Flugzeugführer 2. / Kampfgeschwader 2

Awarded on:

June 15th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer, 2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

September 24th, 1942

Awarded for his successes as a bomber pilot over the course of 235 sorties (including 22 during the Battle of France, 38 during the Battle of Britain, 30+ in the Balkans, 111 over the central sector of the Eastern front and 32 against England in 1942).

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher
• Photo: Willi Schumacher collection
  
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  - Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945