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Bellof, Ludwig
Bellof, Ludwig
Date of birth:
March 28th, 1916 (Langen/Hesse, Germany)
Date of death:
October 1st, 1965 (Hamm/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
November 8th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
1. Staffel
,
Nachtschlachtgruppe 3
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 10th, 1944
Date is the date of publication in the Luftwaffen-Verordnungsblatt.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
,
1. Staffel
,
Nachtschlachtgruppe 3
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 28th, 1945
Awarded after flying 726 sorties, of which a large number were flown as tactical night bomber missions.
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976
.
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PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
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PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008
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