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Braun, Emil (Staffelkapitän)

Date of birth:
October 11th, 1915
Date of death:
May 14th, 1942 (over Malta)
Nationality:
German

Biography

01.09.1939: Leutnant, promoted to Oberleutnant (Tr.O.), RLM, Ob.d.L. pool (Sch.Etat)
27.09.1939: Oblt., transferred from RLM pool to 1./ Kü.Fl.Gr. 306
11.11.1940: Oblt. in Kü.Fl.Gr. 806, shot up and WIA - Ju 88 A-1 by fighter and made an emergency landing near Brest due to battle damage or crashed near St. André to unknown cause
02.03.1942: Oblt. and Staka of an unstated unit, awarded the Ehrenpokal
01.04.1942: promoted to Hauptmann
00.00.1942-14.05.1942: Hptm., Staka, 1./ KGr. 806
14.05.1942: Hptm., Staka, 1./ KGr. 806, MIA – in Ju 88 A-4 coded 'M7+FH' shot down over the sea by Spitfires of 242(249?) Sqdn. after raiding Luqa/Malta
01.08.1944: still officially listed as MIA

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän
Awarded on:
March 2nd, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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