Walter Sigel
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Walter Sigel
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Walter Sigel 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 of the war. Sigel died on 8 May 1944 after crashing his aircraft into Trondheim Fjord. Sigel was the commanding officer of Sturzkampfgeschwader 76 during the Junkers Ju 87 dive bombing demonstration at Neuhammer, present-day Świętoszów, Poland, on 15 August 1939. Obse
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German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sigel
date created:
2010-11-06T22:59:17Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T07:29:52Z
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