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Fritz Bliesener

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Fritz Bliesener

Rank
  
Oberleutnant

Years of service
  
?–1942

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Unit
  
Kampfgeschwader 55

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Battle of Stalingrad

Died
  
November 25, 1942, Volgograd, Russia

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War II, Battle of France, Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, Battle of Stalingrad

Fritz Bliesener (24 January 1920 – 25 November 1942) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Fritz Bliesener was killed on 25 November 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad.

Awards

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 December 1941 as Leutnant and pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 55

    • References

    Fritz Bliesener Wikipedia
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