Date of birth:

October 6th, 1920 (Spittal an der Drau, Austria)

Date of death:

September 10th, 1942 (Stalingrad, Russia)

Nationality:

Austrian

Promotions:
?: Leutnant.

Career:
?: 1. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 53;
?: Staffelkapitän, 2. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 53.

Walter Zellot was killed in action on September 10th, 1942 when his Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 "Schwarze 10" was shot down near Stalingrad by Soviet anti aircraft artillery.
By this date he had completed 296 missions and was credited with 85 aircraft shot down.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (Pilot Officer)

Unit:

1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 53 "Pik As", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

August 31st, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (Pilot Officer)

Unit:

1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 53 "Pik As", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

September 3rd, 1942

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 10.09.1942) describes why Zellot received the Knight’s Cross…

“Furthermore, upon the recommendation of the supreme commander of the Luftwaffe, Reichsmarschall Göring, the Führer has awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross to Leutnant Zellot, pilot in a Jagdgeschwader. Leutnant Walter Zellot has repeatedly distinguished himself in both the Eastern campaign and in the conflict against Britain. So far he has achieved 48 aerial victories.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (Pilot Officer)

Unit:

Staffelkapitän, 2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 53 "Pik As", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

October 15th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Tom MacNeill
• - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
  - Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section S-Z, Version: 01 April 2014., By: Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey
  - Bochumer Anzeiger (Edition 212)