Arved Crüger Military person

Arved Crüger (25 June 1911 – 22 March 1942) was a Luftwaffe wing commander during World War II and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient. He married the German movie actress Carola Höhn in 1941. He was appointed Geschwaderkommodore (Wing Commander) of Kampfgeschwader 77 (KG 77—77th Bomber Wing) in 1942. Crüger was posted as missing in action on 22 March 1942.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 25, 1911
Birth place
Baltiysk , East Prussia
Date of deathMarch 22, 1942
Place of death
Malta

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allegiance(to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
World War II
military branch
Luftwaffe
military command
5./Kampfgeschwader 30
Kampfgeschwader 77
Schnellkampfgeschwader 210
service start1931

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