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Dickfeld, Adolf

Date of birth:
February 20th, 1910 (Jüterborg/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
May 17th, 2009 (Dreieich/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Adolf Dickfeld achieved 136 victories in 1098 operational sorties of which 115 were on the Eastern Front, 5 in Tunisia with II. / Jagdgeschwader 11 and 12 four-engined bombers during the air war over Germany.

After his graduation he joined the airforce and was trained as fighter pilot. When war started he served with Jagdgeschwader 2. After the campaign in France he was incorporated in the Stab III. / Jagdgeschwader 52. He shot down his first enemy in July 1941. By the end of 1941 he had already shot down 37 enemies. In the autumn of 1942 het was tranferred to Stab II. / Jagdgeschwader 2 which flew in Tunesia. From 18th January 1943 he commanded II. / Jagdgeschwader 2 and was given the command of II. / Jagdgeschwader 11 on 17th April 1943 flying in Germany.
In December 1943 he was placed in the Reichs Luftfahrt Ministerium and became General Nachwuchs der Luftwaffe and Reichsinspekteur der Flieger-HJ.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 13th, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 12th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
December 15th, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve
Unit:
7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 52, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 22nd, 1942

Award 7/20.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 52, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 19th, 1942
Awarded for achieving 47 aerial victories as well as destroying a further 8 aircraft, 11 locomotives, 2 armoured and 2 transport trains on the ground.

433rd Award.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 15th, 1942
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 52, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 19th, 1942
Awarded after 101 aerial victories.

94th Award.
Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub

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