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Re: Analysing survival rates among Luftwaffe air crew in 'Steinbock' and other operations

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Originally Posted by Simon Trew View Post
I'm still getting the sense that imperfect evidence though it is, the quantity and type of medals awarded (EK etc) is a useful secondary indicator of personnel operational experience.
..Balke in his history of KG 2 (p414 Teil 2) states that a study of III./KG 2 from December 1941 indicates 140 erfolgreich durchgeführte Feindflüge was the requirement for the DKiG (pilot) and 200 for a crew member. 75 DKiG were awarded in KG 2 up to September 43.
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