Date of birth:

June 17th, 1913 (Vienna, Austria)

Date of death:

September 2nd, 1992 (Sao Paulo, Brasil)

Nationality:

Austrian

Georg Michalek finally reached the rank of Major. His total number of aerial victories is unknown, but was probably 59 (almost all of which were in the East).

01.10.1935: promoted to Leutnant
00.02.1938: Lt., with Fl.Rgt. 2 of the Austrian Air Force
00.03.1938: transferred to the Luftwaffe, eventually assigned to I./ JG 138
01.10.1938: promoted to Oberleutnant
15.07.1939: Oblt., temporary duty from I./ JG 52 to I./ JG 70
01.09.1939: Oblt., transferred from I./ JG 52 to I./ JG 54
01.03.1940-00.08.1940: Oblt., appointed Staka 1./ JFS 4
20.09.1940-29.04.1941: Ordz.Offz.,Jagdfliegerführer 1 (Lfl.1)
00.05.1941: Hptm., Stab, Jagdfliegerführer 2
15.07.1941-12.12.1941: Hptm., Staka 4./ JG 3
01.11.1941: promoted to Hauptmann
04.11.1941: awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 4./ JG 3
01.03.1942-31.08.1942: Hptm., Kdr. I./ JG 3
09.05.1942: Hptm., Kdr. I./ JG 3 unhurt when Bf 109 F-4 trop coded 'Black <<++' collided on take-off from Zurichtal with a Bf 109 from 7./ JG 52
18.05.1942: Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal
26.05.1942: Hptm., Stab I./ JG 3
23.07.1942: Hptm., Stab I. /JG 3
01.01.1943: promoted to Major
05.01.1943-03.01.1944: Major, Kdr. Erg.JGr. West
00.07.1944-14.04.1945: Maj., Kommodore, JG 108

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