Date of birth:

November 14th, 1917 (Kiel, Germany)

Date of death:

March 30th, 1944 (Ibbenbüren/Westernphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Achieved a total of 38 aerial victories.
29.03.1944: WIA after a crash landing, his leg was amputated
30.03.1944: DOW in the hospital at Ibbenbüren

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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Second World War (1939-1945)

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Second World War (1939-1945)

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Second World War (1939-1945)

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Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (Pilot Officer)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer

Awarded on:

July 18th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (Pilot Officer)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3

Awarded on:

October 5th, 1941

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 17.10.1941) describes why Rohwer received the Knight’s Cross…

“Up until now Leutnant Detlev Rohwer has achieved 28 aerial victories (including 15 bombers) over the course of numerous aerial battles. Whilst flying ground attack missions he once destroyed 6 Soviet aircraft that were parked at their airfield, and despite strong AA fire he has also shot up multiple enemy tanks and motorized columns.”

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• - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
  - 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
  - Verleihungsurkunde Ehrenpokal
  - Der Führer: Das Hauptorgan der NSDAP Gau Baden (Edition 287)