Date of birth:

May 28th, 1913 (Bonn, German Empire)

Date of death:

April 16th, 1983 (Bonn-Bad Godesberg, Germany)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

May 9th, 1940

Awarded for:

Operation Fall Gelb

Awarded for his successes in attacking British warships during the Norwegian campaign. Was among the first wave of ground-attack pilots to receive the Knight's Cross.

Date according to Verleihungsurkunde, Fellgiebel gives 8th May 1940 as the awarding date.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
• - OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
  - Ritterkreuzträger - Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 - 1945
  - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
  - Verleihungsurkunde RK