Pilot Hasso Osterwald / Eastern front

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Originally Posted by Heuser

Hello Phil,
from the VdK-database:
8.12.1942, 2km S of Morosowka, buried in Rossosch/Don in Russia

... which would be in the Stalingrad area. Here a quote from an article about SchG1 by Henry L. deZeng IV:
"
[...]
The Soviet counter-offensive at Stalingrad erupted on 19 November causing total surprise and mayhem. Four Bf 109E-7s were lost between 30 November and 19 December, at least two of these to Soviet fighters, as the [first] Gruppe was forced back to Millerovo.
[...]
"