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Dörnbrack, Werner
- Date of birth:
- February 29th, 1916 (Dortmund/Westernphalia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- March 16th, 1981 (Göttingen/Lowersaxony, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Flew a total of 1118 sorties as an assault pilot with the Hs 123, Bf 109 and Fw 190. In addition to his successes against ground targets he also achieved 29 aerial victories (11 in the East, 18 in the Mediterranean).
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Lehrgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 21st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major (Squadron Leader)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, I. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 4, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 25th, 1944
Awarded after flying over 1000 ground attack sorties.
660th Award.
660th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: S. Wieslaw
- Photo: S. Wieslaw
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.
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