Tratt, Eduard
- Date of birth:
- February 24th, 1919 (Würzburg/Unterfranken, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 22nd, 1944 (near Nordhausen/Thuringia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Flew a total of 350 missions, during which he destroyed 38 aircraft in the air (of which 25 were in the West), 26 aircraft on the ground and 24 tanks. Was the highest scoring German Zerstörer (twin-engined fighter) pilot.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 20th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 6. / Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"
- Awarded on:
- April 12th, 1942
448th award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 1. / Zerstörergeschwader 1
- Awarded on:
- June 25th, 1943
Award 1/196.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur II. / Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst wessel"
- Awarded on:
- March 26th, 1944
437th Award.
Awarded postumously.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Awarded on:
- September 28th, 1940
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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