Franz Kieslich – Schlachtgeschwader 77 (Oakleaves)
Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Franz Kieslich. Hauptmann Franz Kieslich (17.03.1913 † 31.08.2012) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on July 10, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 7. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, the Ritterkreuz on January 5, 1943 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 7. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 and the Eichenlaub on October 10, 1944 as Hauptmann und Gruppenkommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 77 “Immelmann”. Good condition. Measuring: 18,8×12,5cm.
Flew a total of 1078 sorties. During operations in the Black Sea Franz Kieslich and his crew sank a total of 21500 GRT of support shipping, as well as a destroyer and a submarine. Over the course of his career he himself was shot down 20 times
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Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Franz Kieslich. Hauptmann Franz Kieslich (17.03.1913 † 31.08.2012) earned the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on July 10, 1942 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 7. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, the Ritterkreuz on January 5, 1943 as Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän of the 7. Staffel/ Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 and the Eichenlaub on October 10, 1944 as Hauptmann und Gruppenkommandeur of the III. Gruppe/ Schlachtgeschwader 77 “Immelmann”. Good condition. Measuring: 18,8×12,5cm.
Flew a total of 1078 sorties. During operations in the Black Sea Franz Kieslich and his crew sank a total of 21500 GRT of support shipping, as well as a destroyer and a submarine. Over the course of his career he himself was shot down 20 times
