Crash of a Junkers JU.52 in Rattenegg: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 23, 1944
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
En route, the three engine aircraft hit a mountain in the region of Rattenegg, Styria. All seven occupants were killed, among them four Generals of the German Army:
General Eduard Dietl,
General Infantry Thomas-Emil von Wickede,
General Mountain Troops Karl Eglseer,
Lt General Franz Rossi.
General Eduard Dietl,
General Infantry Thomas-Emil von Wickede,
General Mountain Troops Karl Eglseer,
Lt General Franz Rossi.
