Radener, Waldemar (Jagdgeschwader 26)
- Date of birth:
- January 24th, 1921 (Lüchtringen/Westphalia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 8th, 1957 (Schongau/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 1st, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 16th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 4./J.G. 26
- Awarded on:
- July 10th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 4th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 15th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Awarded on:
- March 31st, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 7. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- April 16th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Führer, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 12th, 1945
Awarded for his successes up to that point, which by the end of the war amounted to 36 aerial victories including 16 four-engined bombers.
According to the Vorschlag of the Ritterkreuz the unit is 7./JG 26.
Sources
- Photo 1:
- - 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.
- Vorschlag für die Verleihung des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes
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