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| Name: |
Hrabak, Dietrich "Dieter" |
| Date of birth: | December 19th, 1915 (Gross-Deuben/Leipzig/Saxony, Germany)
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September 15th, 1995 (Pfaffenhofen, Germany)
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German |
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BIOGRAPHY:
Dietrich Hraback achieved 125 victories in over 1000 operational flights.He was the Geschwaderkommodore van het Jagdgeschwader 54 from October 1st 1944 till May 8th 1945. After the Second World War he served fom 1955 until 30th September 1970 eith the Bundeswehr. Here he finally reached the rank of Generalmajor.
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Rank:
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Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur II. / Jagdgeschwader 54
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Awarded on:
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October 21st, 1940
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145th Award
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RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB
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Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
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Unit:
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Kommodore Jagdgeschwader 52
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Awarded on:
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November 25th, 1943
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337th Award
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DEUTSCHES KREUZ IN GOLD
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Rank:
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Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
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Unit:
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Kommodore Jagdgeschwader 52
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Awarded on:
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July 10th, 1944
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Provide alterations or additional information |
| Picture source: |
- Willi Schumacher Collection |
| Information source(s): |
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Kurowski F., Oberleutnant Otto Kittel, Der erfolgreichste Jagdflieger des Jagdgeschwaders 54, Flechsig Verlag, Würzburg, 2007
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
- Internationales Militaria Magazine Nr 109, VDM Heinz Nicke, Zweibrücken, september-Oktober 2003
- Aces of the Luftwaffe
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