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Flögel, Josef

Date of birth:
October 19th, 1919 (Weigelsdorf/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
January 24th, 1997 (Hafenlohr am Main/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
February 28th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
2. Staffel, Nachtschlachtgruppe 6, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
February 5th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 3. Staffel, Nachtschlagtgruppe 5, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
February 19th, 1945
Awarded the Knight’s Cross for flying into the Budapest pocket with an Fi 156 Storch as a courier pilot on the 20.01.1945.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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