Diepold, Max (Schlachtgeschwader 77)
- Date of birth:
- February 1st, 1921 (Amberg/Bavaria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 18th, 2001 (Amberg/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Max Diepold flew a total of 500 sorties with the Ju 87 during WWII, of which about 150 were anti-tank sorties with the Ju 87G. In total he claimed to have destroyed 87 Allied tanks.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 17th, 1943
The awarding is not confirmed with a Karteikarte in the Bundesarchiv.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 10.(Pz) Staffel, Schlachtgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 28th, 1945
Awarded after flying 470 sorties and destroying 80 enemy tanks.
Sources
- Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
- - 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.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945