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Stadel, Otto (KG 55)

Date of birth:
December 24th, 1916 (Karlskron/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
May 27th, 1941 (Gurand's Head-St.Ives/Cornwall, Great-Britain)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Cannock Chase
Plot: 5. Row: 12. Grave: 266.
Nationality:
German

Biography

27.05.1941: Feldwebel, Bordfunker, 4./ KG-55, KIA when He 111H-8 Werknummer 3867 coded "G1 + AM" was shot down over the sea off Gurnards Head, Cromwell, by Spitfires of RAF No. 66 Sq. during a reconnaissance flight over the Channel - remaining crew :
-Feldwebel Lorenz Kempel, Pilot (MIA)
-Uffz Kurt Nuglan, Observer (KIA)
-Fw Martin Goebel, Flt Engr (KIA)
-Gefr Josef Wiederer, Gunner (MIA)

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Bordfunker
Awarded on:
March 3rd, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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