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Meckel, Helmut

Date of birth:
August 23rd, 1917 (Munich, Germany)
Date of death:
May 8th, 1943 (Tunis, Tunesia)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Bordj-Cedria
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Received in December 1940
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
I./Jagdgeschwader 3
Awarded on:
August 12th, 1941
Awarded after 25 aerial victories.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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