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| PERSONALIA |
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| Name: |
Dörffel, Georg |
| Date of birth: | July 27th, 1914 (Rengersdorf/Bavaria, Germany)
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| Date of death: |
May 26th, 1944 (near Rome, Italy)
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| Buried on: |
German War Cemetery Pomezia |
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German |
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BIOGRAPHY:
Georg Dörffel was killed in action near Rome on May 26th, 1944. At that moment he served as Kommodore Schlachtgeschwader 4 with the rank of Major. He was postumously promoted to Oberstleutnant.
He lies buried as an unknown soldier at the German War Cemetery at Pomezia.
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DEUTSCHES KREUZ IN GOLD
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Rank:
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Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
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Unit:
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5. / Lehrgeschwader 2
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Awarded on:
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January 24th, 1942
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RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB
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Rank:
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Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
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Unit:
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m.F.b. I. / Schlachtgeschwader 1
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Awarded on:
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April 14th, 1943
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Details:
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231st Award.
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| Picture source: |
- Wilco Vermeer |
| Information source(s): |
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
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