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Richter, Walther (Lw-KG 53)

Date of birth:
May 30th, 1919 (Radaun/Bohemia, Czechoslovakia)
Date of death:
November 17th, 1996
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
3./Kampf-Geschwader 53
Awarded on:
October 27th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
February 1st, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Bordmechaniker 5./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"
Awarded on:
February 28th, 1945
Awarded in recognition of his total of about 500 sorties. He was one of a handful of flight mechanics to receive the Knight's Cross.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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