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Walter Sigel

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Birthplace: Ulm, Tübingen, BW, Germany
Death: May 08, 1944 (38)
Trøndelag, Norway
Managed by: Alex Bickle
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About Walter Sigel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sigel

Walter Sigel (12 January 1906 – 8 May 1944) was a German air officer during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. He led the German bombers during the bombing of Wieluń, the first aerial bombing (and has been described as the first war crime) of the war. Sigel died on 8 May 1944 after crashing his aircraft into Trondheim Fjord.

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Walter Sigel's Timeline

1906
January 12, 1906
Ulm, Tübingen, BW, Germany
1944
May 8, 1944
Age 38
Trøndelag, Norway