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Merges, Erhard (Schlacht-Geschwader 4)

Date of birth:
August 3rd, 1915
Nationality:
German

Biography

15.06.1942: Oberleutnant, (pilot) awarded the Ehrenpokal
01.01.1944: with II./ Schlacht-Geschwader 4 promoted to Hauptmann
17.03.1944: Oberleutnant, Stab II./ SG 4 WIA when his Fw 190 G-3 force-landed 4 km North of Anquillara due to damage from Spitfires
Some sources give he was KIA and buried at Oriolo Romano, Italy, his grave being guarded by two propeller blades coming from a Ca.133

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
June 11th, 1942

Published in the Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe on 15th June 1942.
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Stab, II. Gruppe, Schlacht-Geschwader 4
Awarded on:
March 1944
WIA 17.03.1943
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz

Sources

  • - Ehrenpokal via History Shop
    - Patzwall K.D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Studien zur Geschichte der Auszeichnungen, Band 6, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008, ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3

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