Abel, Friedrich-Wilhelm August “Fritz”
- Date of birth:
- November 28th, 1919 (Wintenberg/Westernphalia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- March 2nd, 1945 (Venlo/Limburg, the Netherlands)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Friedrich Wilhelm August 'Fritz' Abel was killed on 2nd March 1945 during air combat with American aircraft while flying Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1, Werk Nr. 110553, 9K+EN.
Promotions:
May 1st, 1939: Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter;
July 1st, 1939: Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier;
October 1st, 1939: Feldwebel;
December 1st, 1939: Oberfeldwebel;
June 1st, 1940: Leutnant;
July 1st, 1942: Oberleutnant
September 1st, 1944: Hauptmann.
Career:
June 14th, 1939: LKS Fürstenfeldbruch;
August 26th, 1939: LKS Fahnenjunker-Lehrgang;
September 12th, 1939: - Kfz. Prüfungsergebnis;
October 10th, 1939: LKS Fürstenfeldbruch Fhj-Lehr.;
October 25th, 1939: Flugzeugführerschule "?";
April 12th, 1940: Flugzeugführerschule C "Fürstenwalde";
June 18th, 1940: I. Gruppe, Kampffliegerschule 2. (5 staffel);
July 15th, 1940: BFS Wien-Aspern;
July 16th, 1940: Ergänzungs-Kampfgruppe 2;
July 20th, 1940: III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 3;
November 1st, 1940: 9. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 3;
?: 2.(H) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 14;
May 20th, 1942: Navigations- und Funkeroffizier, Stab, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 3;
August 28th, 1942: Adjutant, IV.(Ergänzungs) Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 3;
May 3rd, 1943: Staffelkapitän, 12. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 3;
December 1st, 1943: Staffelkapitän, 4. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 3;
January 1944: II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51;
July 26th, 1944: Staffelkapitän, Kampfgeschwader 51;
August 4th, 1944: 3. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 51;
September 19th, 1944: Staffelkapitän, 5. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 51.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Awarded on:
- September 3rd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 3 "Blitz", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 15th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 3 "Blitz", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 27th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 3 "Blitz", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 25th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 25th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 3 "Blitz", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 14th, 1941
Published in the Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe on 15th September 1941.
Croatian Pilot Badge
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 3 "Blitz", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Stab, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 3 "Blitz", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 9th, 1942
Sources
- Photo 1: Peter Kassak
- Photo: Peter Kassak
- Kracker Luftwaffe Archive - - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- BAMA Freiburg - personeel file
- Kampfgeschwader 3 "Blitzgeschwader"
- Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section A-F, Version: 001.04.2024., By: Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey - Friedrich Wilhelm “Fritz” Abel (1919-1945) - Find a Grave-gedenkplek
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