Kalden, Peter
- Date of birth:
- August 17th, 1923 (Wittenberge/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- June 11th, 1996 (Friedrichsdorf/Hesse, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Flew a total of 538 sorties, in which he achieved 84 aerial victories in the East.
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelführer, 13. Staffel, IV. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 6th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 10. Staffel, IV. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 10th, 1944
Published in the Luftwaffen-Verordnungsblatt on January 1st, 1945.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 31st, 1944
According to other source awarded on 8-5-1944.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 9th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 28th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 5th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 1st, 1943
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Vorschlag für die Verleihung des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes
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