Lippe-Weißenfeld, Prinz zur, Egmont
- Date of birth:
- July 14th, 1918 (Salzburg, Austria)
- Date of death:
- March 12th, 1944 (Ardennes near St. Hubert, Belgium)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn
Plot: TH. Row: 1. Grave: 1. - Nationality:
- Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)
Biography
Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld was killed in an accident with his Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 (C9+CD) on 12th March 1944 as Kommandeur Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 with the rank of Major.
He achieved a total of 51 victories in 167 operational sorties.
Career:
20th February 1944: Kommodore Nachtjagdgeschwader 5.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 17th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 17th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 19th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Nachtjagdgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 22nd, 1942
Award 13/20.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 28th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 27th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Nachtjagdgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- April 16th, 1942
Awarded after 21 night victories.
449th Award.
449th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 21st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Nachtjagdgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 2nd, 1943
Awarded after 44 night victories.
263rd Award.
263rd Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1936
Sources
- Photo 1: Wehrkundearchiv
- Photo 2: Jeroen Koppes
- Photo: Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Verlustmeldung Geschwaderstabes 16 März 1944
- Ritterkreuz Archiv IV/2008, Veit Scherzer, Ranis, Dezember 2008, ISSN 1866-4709
- Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
- das-ritterkreuz.de
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