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Aviator's Cross Steimel

Aviator's Cross Steimel

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Aviator's Cross Steimel

Name: Aviator's Cross Steimel
Rating: 2

Recommended by 12 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald

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Location: Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Anna-Lisa&Joy🍀🥾🚶‍♀️🐶

October 20, 2023

Recommended for history buffs who are passionate about World War II.

It's also a memorial...

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Axel Griebling

November 3, 2023

Impressive monument in memory of the fatal plane crash of the German fighter pilot Sergeant Kellner one day before Christmas Eve 1943 near Steimel, where he was shot down by Allied fighter planes. Debris from the BF-109 is placed at the base of the monument. Sergeant Kellner was part of a reconnaissance squadron stationed at Cologne-Wahn Airport.
According to my research, Sergeant Kellner must have encountered an Allied bomber group near Bad Neuenahr during a reconnaissance flight towards Aachen, which bombed the city. He was probably pursued by enemy fighters all the way to Steimel, where he was shot down.

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Elevation 330 m

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Location: Puderbach, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Aviator's Cross Steimel

1. View of Reichenstein Castle – Dürrholz Nature Discovery Trail loop from Steimel

2. View of Puderbach – View of Reichenstein Castle loop from Steimel

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