Date of birth:

October 12th, 1915 (Vienna, Austria)

Date of death:

July 11th, 1979 (Vienna, Austria)

Nationality:

Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)

Theodor Rossiwall served, among other, with Nachtjagdgeschwader 4 and Zerstorergeschwader 76 achieving 17 victories. Together with two victories during the Spanish Civil War he achieved a total of 19 victories.
After the Second World War he served with the Österreichisches Bundesheer, reaching the rank of Oberst.

Promotions:
July 1st, 1939: Oberleutnant;
May 1st, 1942: Hauptmann;
March 19th, 1943: Major;
May 1st, 1944: Oberstleutnant.

Career:
?: I. / Jagdgeschwader 88;
July 1st, 1939: Zerstörergeschwader 26;
September 1939: III. / Zerstörergeschwader 26;
?: Staffelführer 5. / Zerstörergeschwader 26;
May 19th, 1940: Staffelführer 6. / Zerstörergeschwader 26;
May 1st,1942 - October 31st, 1942: Kommandeur II. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 4;
November 1st, 1942 - March 19th, 1943: Kommandeur I. / Nachtjagdschule 1;
March 19th, 1943 - September 1943: Kommandeur I. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 101;
September 1943 - January 24th, 1944: Kommandeur Zerstörergeschwader 76.

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• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
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  - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - Die träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eiserne Kreuz 1939 - 1945