Delp, Gustav
- Date of birth:
- September 30th, 1920 (Darmstadt/Hesse, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 27th, 1944 (over Rugby/Warwickshire, Great Britain)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Cannock Chase
Plot: 3. Row: 3. Grave: 79. - Nationality:
- German
Biography
Gustav Delp was killed together with his pilot Leutnant Wolfgang Wenning when his Messerschmitt Me 410 (9K + ZP) of II. / Kampfgeschwader 51 collided with the Airspeed Oxford LX196 piloted by P/O Gregor Stephen Moore. Delp lies buried at the German cemetery in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, Block 3, Grave 79.
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Bordfunker
- Awarded on:
- August 23rd, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 16. Staffel, V. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 20th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Mike Harrison
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- The Wargraves Photographic Project
- Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
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