Loos, Walter (Jagdgeschwader 300)
- Date of birth:
- April 11th, 1923 (Oppenheim/Rheinhessen, Germany)
- Date of death:
- October 27th, 2004 (Landsberg/Lech, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Walter Loos flew 66 combat missions and is credited 38 confirmed victories and 8 unconfirmed. 30 aircraft were claimed on the Western Front, including 22 four-engined bombers. He himself was shot down nine times.
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- August 8th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Stab, Jagdgeschwader 300, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 29th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, Stab, Jagdgeschwader 300, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 9th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 9th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 24th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 12th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 26th, 1944
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- Photo: Willi Schumacher Collection
- https://virtualgrenadier.com/sale_item.php?iid=1788
- - 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, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Verleihungsurkunde DKiG
- Aces of the Luftwaffe
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