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Henrici, Oskar (Jagdgruppe 88)

Date of birth:
June 13th, 1914 (Berlin-Zehlendorf)
Date of death:
November 13th, 1936 (over Alcorcon, Madrid)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

00.00.1935: fighter training with Fliegergruppe (S) Schleissheim
19.10.1936: Leutnant, Jagdgruppe 88, J/88, Legion Condor
13.11.1936: Lt., J/88, severely WIA to the lung when He 51 shot down by I-15s over Alcorcon, Spain, force-landed but DOW

06.06.1939: Lt., J/88 awarded the Spanienkreuzes in Gold mit Brillanten
Pilot credited with 4 victories in Spain

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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Period:
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Awarded on:
1936
Nationalist Pilots Badge
Period:
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Awarded on:
1939
Medalla de la Campaña de España 1936-1939
Period:
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
J/88, Legion Condor
Awarded on:
June 6th, 1939
posthumously awarded
Spanienkreuz, Gold mit Schwertern und Brillianten
Period:
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Awarded on:
1939
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

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