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Hauptmann Franz Hrdlicka
Born on October 15, 1920 in Maxdorf near Brno, Czechoslovakia, he joined the Luftwaffe after the outbreak of the war.
As a lieutenant he joined 5./JG 77 Herz As, he went through combat baptism over the Balkans, followed by fighting with the British over Crete. In Russia after the first few flights he achieved seven aerial victories, in 09.1941 awarded both degrees of the Iron Cross, then badly wounded in an emergency landing, the same was repeated a year later in another frontline deployment in 08.1942. Nevertheless, thanks to increasing his score to 27 aerial victories, he received the Luftwaffe Honorary Cup in 09.1942, along with promotion to Lieutenant Commander and assignment to squadron command.
In the spring of 1943 he and his 5th Squadron fought defensive battles over Tunisia against the superior Allied air forces. After nine more aerial victories he was awarded the German Cross in Gold on 12.07.1943, followed by further fighting over the Italian front.
09.09.1944 transferred to the defense of the Reich and fighting against heavy bombers. 27.09.1944 shot down by an escort fighter and wounded in a parachute jump. For 44 aerial victories awarded the Knight's Cross on 18.10.1944.
Transferred to 1./JG 2 Richthofen, two months later at the rank of captain took command of I. Gruppe. After 500 combat flights and 45 recognized air victories, Hrdlicka found his death on 25.03.1945 over Betzenroda in Hesse. Numerous air combat successes have been reported from this time period, which have not yet been processed for official recognition, so Hrdlicka is usually associated with as many as 96 kills. This would explain why the posthumous award of Oak Branches to the Knight's Cross was still being considered in 04.1945. However, they were not awarded.
The machine with the pilot's remains was discovered in 1951 in an inaccessible area, his body was buried at Starberger See.
Source: Florian Berger - Ritterkreuzträger aus Österreich und den K.u.K. Kronländern
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Statement of Franz Hrdlicky sound lessons on alcohol and nicotine, on which is his signature, with a clearly visible hook above the letter c.
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Hi, please enter the name of the birthplace of mr Hauptmana, this is not the Courtly, but those Dvorska. So at the end of the short and. It's perched next to LKTB (Brno), which, of course, in his time did not yet exist. According to the memories of my grandfathers was quite a known figure (at least in the surroundings of Brno), had the nickname "Little Berlin" and married Originally.
edit Panzer: vďaka, corrected.
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