Abel, Fritz-Wilhelm (Kampfgeschwader 3 "Blitz")
- Date of birth:
- November 28th, 1919 (Wintenberg/Westernphalia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- March 2nd, 1945 (Venlo, Netherlands)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Friedrich Wilhelm August 'Fritz' Abel was killed on 2nd March 1945 during air combat with American aircraft.
Promotions:
1st May 1939: Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter;
1st July 1939: Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier;
1st October 1939: Feldwebel;
1st December 1939: Oberfeldwebel;
1st June 1940: Leutnant;
1st July 1942: Oberleutnant
1st September 1944: Hauptmann
Career:
14th June 1939: LKS Fürstenfeldbruch;
26th August 1939: LKS Fahnenjunker-Lehrgang;
12th September 1939: - Kfz. Prüfungsergebnis;
10th october 1939: LKS Fürstenfeldbruch Fhj-Lehr.;
25th October 1939: Flugzeugführerschule "?";
12th April 194: I.Gruppe / Kampffliegerschule 2. (5 staffel);
15th July 1940: BFS Wien-Aspern;
16th July 1940: Ergänzungs-Kampfgruppe 2;
20th July 1940: III. / Kampfgeschwader 3
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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 - personnel file
- Kampfgeschwader 3 "Blitzgeschwader"
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