Linke, Lothar
- Date of birth:
- October 23rd, 1909 (Liegnitz/Silesia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- May 14th, 1943 (near Lemmer, the Netherlands)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn
Plot: AR. Row: 4. Grave: 92. - Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Lothar Linke was killed after leaving his crashing plane by parachute.
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- January 25th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 12. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
- Awarded on:
- April 12th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelführer 12. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
- Awarded on:
- September 19th, 1943
Awarded posthumously.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Jeroen Koppes
- - 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.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
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