Weitkus, Paul

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Date of birth:: October 17th, 1898 (Myślice, Poland)
Date of death:: November 9th, 1974 (Arnsberg, Germany)
Nationality:: German

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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberstleutnant (Wing Commander)
Unit:: Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"
Awarded on:: September 18th, 1941

Awarded for distinguished command of his Geschwader during night raids against England in the first half of 1941 and later in the central sector of the Soviet Union.

Sources

- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.

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