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Fuglesang, Nils Jorgen
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
Fuglesang, Nils Jorgen
Date Of Birth
7 Oct 1910
Age
34
Birth Place
Flekkefjord, Norway
Nationality
British
Date Of Death
29 Mar 1944
Fate
murdered by the Gestapo after 'the great escape' from Stalag Luft III
Incident Details
recaptured in Flensburg, cremated in Kiel.
Incident Date
1944
Incident Date (2nd)
1944
Date of Capture
2 May 1943
Information
Originally 742 Squadron Royal Norwegian Air Force
POW Camp
Stalag Luft III
Rank Name
Flight Lieutenant
Service Number
400364
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Royal Air Force
Battalion
332 Squadron
Archive Reference
air 40 -2278/16, 2487/20-39, 2488/3
Aircraft Mark
IX
Aircraft Code
AH-E
Aircraft Type
Spitfire
Aircraft Serial
BS540
Aircraft
Shot down over Holland by Oberleutnant von Kirchmayr in a Fw190
Place of Death
shot by Gestapo men in a field off a side road in the direction of Neumunster outside of Kiel.
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Air Crew Europe Star Medal
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
unit
Royal Air Force
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
28 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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