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Matoni, Walter

Date of birth:
June 27th, 1917 (Duisburg/Rhine Province/Kingdom of Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
June 26th, 1988 (Frankfurt am Main/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 12th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 11th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 14th, 1943
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 31st, 1944

According to Patzwall the awarding date is 8-5-1944.
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 15th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 13th, 1944

Mit Einsatzzahl 300.
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Gold mit Anhänger und Einzatszahl
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
II./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"
Awarded on:
December 16th, 1944
Awarded for his success as a pilot and fighter commander. By the end of the war he had flown a total of over 400 sorties, during which he achieved a total of 44 aerial victories (almost all in the west, including 14 four-engined bombers).
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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