Gallowitsch, Bernhard 'Bernd'
- Date of birth:
- February 23rd, 1918 (Wien,Austria)
- Date of death:
- December 28th, 1983 (Wien-Schwechat, Austria)
- Nationality:
- Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)
Biography
1939-40: in KGr. 100
01.12.1939: promoted to Leutnant - FFS C Prag-Rusin
06.1940: converted to fighters and assigned to IV./JG 51
06.05.-04.08.1941: Lt - 10./JG 51
Mid-1941: transferred to Stab/ JG51
31.08.-11.1941: Leutnant and acting Staka 12./ JG 51
15.09.1941: Leutnant - 12./ JG 51 - awarded Ehrenpokal
24.01.1942: Leutnant - 12./ JG 51 - awarded Ritterkreuz
05.1942: severely WIA, spending months in hospital
01.01.1943: promoted to Hauptmann
26.03.1943: from Frontflieger-Sammelgruppe to RLM (LP 5)
1944: III./Erg.JG 2 - Me 262 jet training at Lechfeld
01.05.-05.05.1945: Major and Staka 4./JG 1
Credited with flying 840 combat missions, 64 aerial victories and the destruction of at least 23 tanks.
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 12. Staffel, IV. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 24th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 12./ JG. 51 'Mölders'
- Awarded on:
- September 15th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 12./ JG. 51 'Mölders'
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 12./ JG. 51 'Mölders'
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 12./ JG. 51 'Mölders'
- Awarded on:
- May 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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