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117 Notable deaths
by killed in action
Takeo Takagi
Admiral in the imperial japanese navy during world war ii.
Born January 25th, 1892 in Fukushima Prefecture.
Died July 8th, 1944 at 52 years old in Saipan (killed in action).
Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born August 14th, 1916 in Copenhagen.
Died January 21st, 1944 at 27 years old in Stendal (killed in action).
Billy Fiske
American bobsledder and pilot (1911-1940).
Born June 4th, 1911 in Brooklyn.
Died August 17th, 1940 at 29 years old in Chichester (killed in action).
Ferdinand Sammern-Frankenegg
Austrian member of the nazi party (1897-1944).
Born March 17th, 1897 in Grieskirchen.
Died September 20th, 1944 at 47 years old in Banja Luka (killed in action).
Erich Bey
German admiral (1898-1943).
Born March 23rd, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died December 26th, 1943 at 45 years old in Atlantic Ocean, North Cape (killed in action).
Helmut Wick
German officer and fighter pilot in world war ii.
Born August 5th, 1915 in Mannheim.
Died November 28th, 1940 at 25 years old in English Channel (killed in action).
Nikola Karev
Bulgarian revolutionary.
Born November 23rd, 1877 in Kruševo.
Died April 27th, 1905 at 27 years old in Rajčani (killed in action).
Christian Frederik von Schalburg
Danish ss officer.
Born April 15th, 1906 in Zmeinogorsk.
Died June 2nd, 1942 at 36 years old in Demyansk (killed in action).
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
Polish writer (1921-1944).
Born January 22nd, 1921 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1944 at 23 years old in Warsaw (killed in action). [ref]
Walter Oesau
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born June 28th, 1913 in Nindorf.
Died May 11th, 1944 at 30 years old in Sankt Vith (killed in action).
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