Bleckl, Karl
- Date of birth:
- September 26th, 1919 (Vienna, Austria)
- Date of death:
- March 26th, 2013 (Neufeld an der Leitha, Austria)
- Nationality:
- Austrian
Biography
Karl Bleckl reached the rank of Hauptmann. After the Second World War Karl Bleckl served with the Österreischisches Bundesheer and there reached the rank of Oberst.
During WWII he flew a total of 950 sorties, including about 200 with the Fw 190.
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- May 4th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelführer, 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 3rd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Ritterkreuzarchiv III/2013, Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Bayreuth, 2013, ISSN 1866-4709
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