Ritz, Otto
- Date of birth:
- August 17th, 1920 (Frankfurt am Main/Hesse-Nassau, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 12th, 1945 (Jauer/Silesia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Feldwebel Ritz destroyed about 60 tanks and damaged a further 34 over the course of the war. He also achieved 2 aerial victories.
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 19th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 10. Staffel (Panzer), IV. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 9
- Awarded on:
- September 30th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 10. Staffel (Panzer), IV. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 9, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - 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, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
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