Odenhardt, Wilhelm
- Date of birth:
- January 26th, 1914 (Klein Jerutten Krs. Ortelsburg/Province of East Prussia/Kingdom of Prussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 12th, 1992 (Zierenberg/Hesse, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Flew in a total of 389 sorties (including 78 in the West), which were counted as 453 front flights.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 28th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 30th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 29th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 11th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 21st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 15th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Beobachter
- Awarded on:
- January 23rd, 1943
According to Patzwall the awarding date is 1-2-1943.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 14th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel
- Unit:
- II./Kampf-Geschwader 4
- Awarded on:
- May 17th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Beobachter 4./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"
- Awarded on:
- October 24th, 1944
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- 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.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- Source known to Mystiwot
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