Sophus Baagoe was a German fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe and fought during World War II.
12 Facts About Sophus Baagoe
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Sophus Baagoe was assigned to Zerstorergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel" and flew his first missions during the "Phoney War" period on the Channel Front.
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Sophus Baagoe claimed his first aerial victory during the Battle of France on 12 May 1940.
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Sophus Baagoe then participated in the Battle of Britain before transferring to the Mediterranean Front.
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On 20 April 1941, Sophus Baagoe became one of the pilots credited with shooting down the top Royal Air Force ace Marmaduke Pattle.
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Sophus Baagoe was born on 4 March 1915 in Flensburg, in the Province of Schleswig-Holstein of the German Empire.
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In total, Sophus Baagoe was credited with four aerial victories during the Battle of France, including two Royal Air Force Hawker Hurricane fighters.
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Sophus Baagoe claimed nine more during the Battle of Britain against the RAF, bringing his total to thirteen.
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On 20 April 1941, Sophus Baagoe claimed a Hurricane fighter shot down over Athens, an aerial battle later named the Battle of Athens by Roald Dahl.
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Sophus Baagoe was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 June 1941.
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Sophus Baagoe was the only Knight's Cross recipient of Balkans campaign.
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Sophus Baagoe was credited with fourteen aerial victories claimed in an unknown number of combat missions, all of which claimed over the Western Allies.