Bitsch, Emil
- Date of birth:
- June 14th, 1916 (Bad Griesbach/Baden, Germany)
- Date of death:
- March 15th, 1944 (near Schijndel, the Netherlands)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Last achieved rank was Hauptmann. In total he achieved 108 aerial victories (including 4 in the West).
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- August 31st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 19th, 1942
Awarding date not possible to read on the Karteikarte, date according to the Luftwaffen-Verordnungsblatt (Patzwall).
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 29th, 1943
Awarded after 105 aerial victories.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Tom MacNeill
- - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- 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
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Patzwall K.D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Studien zur Geschichte der Auszeichnungen, Band 6, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008, ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
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