Kageneck, Graf von, Arbogast "Erbo" (JG 27)
- Date of birth:
- April 2nd, 1918 (Bonn/Rheinpreußen, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 12th, 1942 (Naples, Italy)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Cassino
Plot: 16. Grave: 129. - Nationality:
- German
Biography
Erbo Graf von Kageneck was the son of Generalmajor Graf Karl Marquard Viktor von Kageneck. He achieved a total of 67 aerial victories, including 48 in the East. He was severely wounded in a 'dog fight' over Tobruk on December 24th, 1941. Although he managed to crash land his Messerschmitt Bf 109, he deid of his wounds on January 12th, 1942.
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 14th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 11th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 8. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 27
- Awarded on:
- July 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Pilota Militare
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 9. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 27
- Awarded on:
- July 30th, 1941
262nd Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 9. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 27
- Awarded on:
- October 26th, 1941
39th Award
Sources
- Photo 1: Peter van Holsteijn
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- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
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- Williamson, G., Knight’s Cross and Oak-Leaves Recipients 1941-45, Osprey Publishing Ltd., Great Britain, 2005
- Kurowski, F., Knight’s Cross Holders of the Afrikakorps, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., USA, 1996
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