Olejnik, Robert
- Date of birth:
- March 9th, 1911 (Essen-borbeck/Rhineprovince, Germany)
- Date of death:
- October 29th, 1988 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Ended the war with the rank of Major. By this time he had flown a total of 680 sorties, in which he achieved 41 aerial victories (including 4 four-engined bombers).
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 17th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 21st, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 5th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 4. / Jagdgeschwader 1
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1941
Sources
- Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
- - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Auction 54 Hermann Historica
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
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