Hoffmann, Walter
- Date of birth:
- February 23rd, 1915 (Thiemendorf/Silesia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- September 25th, 1981 (Bad Bevensen/Lower Saxony, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Flew a total of 694 combat sorties, most of these with the Ju 87.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 16th, 1944
Awarded after flying over 600 ground attack sorties.
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - 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.
- das-ritterkreuz.de
- ww2.dk