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Georg Dörffel

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Birthplace: Krosnowice, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Death: May 26, 1944 (29)
Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy
Immediate Family:

Son of Heinrich Georg Carl Dorffel and Anna Rübartsch
Brother of Anna Maria Dorffel; Liesel Dörffel and Margarete Dörffel

Managed by: Christian Heller
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About Georg Dörffel

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gefallen; Schlachtflieger, beim1005. Einsatz nördl. von Rom abgeschossen, Ritterkreuz am 21.08.1941, Eichenlaub am 14.04.1943

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_D%C3%B6rffel

Georg Dörffel (27 July 1914 – 26 May 1944) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Georg Dörffel was killed on 26 May 1944, north of Rome. During his career he flew 1004 missions as a ground assault pilot. He was posthumously promoted to Oberstleutnant.

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Georg Dörffel's Timeline

1914
July 27, 1914
Krosnowice, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
1944
May 26, 1944
Age 29
Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy
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