Date of birth:

March 5th, 1914 (Saargemünd/Lothringen, Germany)

Date of death:

June 8th, 1944 (Les Champeaux/Normandy, France)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Total of 69 aerial victories, of which about 15 were in the west.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberfeldwebel

Unit:

9. / Jagdgeschwader 54

Awarded on:

November 17th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer 5. / Jagdgeschwader 54

Awarded on:

January 22nd, 1943

The following newspaper article (dated 01.02.1943) describes why Zweigart received the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberfeldwebel Zweigert [sic] shot down 54 enemy aircraft over the course of many hard aerial battles in the East.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 26th, 1942

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