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Re: Ofw Helmut Mischke SG2 e.t.c
Johannes,
I think your judgement of the validity of a pilots DKG based on his aerial victories in this case is a bit unfair. Schlachtflieger pilots were ground attack pilots first and their awards were based on their ground attack success. For example Hermann Buchner received the DKG on 17 October 1943 and he had only 3 of his eventual 56 aerial victories at that time. I’m not sure what his ground attack success was at that time but he was also credited with the destruction of 46 Tanks by the end of the war.
Mischke’s DKG would have been based on his ground attack success.
Regards,
Craig...
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