Tonne, Wolfgang
- Date of birth:
- February 28th, 1918 (Moßbach-Schleiz/Thuringia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 20th, 1943 (Tunis-Protville, Tunesia)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Flew a total of 641 sorties, during which he achieved 122 aerial victories (5 West, 96 East, 21 Tunisia).
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 18th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 23rd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 6th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- I. / Jagdgeschwader 53
- Awarded on:
- August 21st, 1942
Award 24/87.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän 3. / Jagdgeschwader 53
- Awarded on:
- September 6th, 1942
562nd Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän 3. / Jagdgeschwader 53
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1942
128th Award.
Sources
- Photo 1: Wehrkundearchiv
- Photo: Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
- - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
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