Nils Fuglesang
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 80 years ago |
Date of birth | October 7,1918 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Hidra |
Date of died | March 29,1944 |
Died | Flensburg |
Germany | |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Pilot officer | |
Battles and wars | World War II |
Western Front | |
Prisoner of war | |
Job | Aviator |
Awards | King Haakon VII Freedom Medal |
Mentioned in dispatches | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1650596 |
Nils Fuglesang Life story
Nils Jørgen Fuglesang, was a Norwegian Supermarine Spitfire pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War. He is notable for the part he took in the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 and as one of the men re-captured and subsequently shot by the Gestapo.