Willius, Karl-Heinz "Charly"
- Date of birth:
- November 5th, 1919 (Mainz-Kostheim-Hesse, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 8th, 1944 (Genemuiden/Overijssel, the Netherlands)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn
Plot: TE. Row: 6. Grave: 67. - Nationality:
- German
Biography
Karl Willius was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant.
By the time of his death he had flown 371 sorties and destroyed 50 enemy aircraft.
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- June 29th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 15th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelführer, 2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 9th, 1944
Awarded posthumously.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Jeroen Koppes
- - 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, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Karl-Heinz Willius | Gräbersuche-Online
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