Weßling, Otto
- Date of birth:
- September 23rd, 1913 (Bad Harzburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 19th, 1944 (Eschwege, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
By the time of his death he had flown approximately 500 missions and achieved a total of 83 aerial victories.
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 9./Jagdgeschwader 3
- Awarded on:
- May 11th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 22nd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"
- Awarded on:
- September 3rd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 11./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"
- Awarded on:
- July 20th, 1944
530th award
Sources
- - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
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