Wurmheller, Josef

Date of birth:: May 4th, 1917 (Hausham-Miesbach/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:: June 22nd, 1944 (near Alençon/Normandy, France)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Josef Wurmheller achieved 102 victories in over 300 sorties.

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: October 19th, 1939

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: October 16th, 1940

Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: August 30th, 1941

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:: Flugzeugführer 9. / Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"
Awarded on:: September 4th, 1941

Awarded after 32 aerial victories. During this time he shot down 13 Spitfires over a 4 week period, 5 of them in one day.

312th Award.

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberfeldwebel
Unit:: Flugzeugführer I. / Jagdgeschwader 2
Awarded on:: August 21st, 1942

Award 1/231.

Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:: Flugzeugführer 7. / Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"
Awarded on:: November 13th, 1942

Awarded after 60 aerial victories. On the 31.05.1942 he shot down 4 Spitfires in one day, and on the 05.06.1942 he shot down another 5.

146th Award.

Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:: m.F.b. III. / Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"
Awarded on:: October 24th, 1944

By the time of his death he was credited with 102 aircraft destroyed, including at least 18-20 four-engined bombers.

108th Award.
Awarded posthumously.

Sources

Photo 1: Wehrkundearchiv
Photo: Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
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- 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