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Ehle, Walter

Date of birth:
April 28th, 1913 (Windhoek, German South West Africa)
Date of death:
November 17th, 1943 (Saint Trond/Limburg, Belgium)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Lommel
Plot: 21. Grave: 42.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Walter Ehle achieved a total of 36 aerial victories, of which all but 3 were night victories. .

Career:
1939: Staffelkapitän 3. / Zerstörergeschwader 1;
6th October 1940 - 17th November 1943: Kommandeur II. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
II. Gruppe, Nachtjagdgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 20th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major (Squadron Leader)
Unit:
Kommandeur, II. Gruppe, Nachtjagdgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 29th, 1943
Awarded after 31 aerial victories.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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