Albin Wolf
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Albin Wolf | |
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28 October 1920 – 2 April 1944 (aged 23) | |
Place of birth | Naila |
Place of death | south of Pskov |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1940-1944 |
Rank | Oberleutnant |
Unit | JG 54 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves (posthumous) |
Albin Wolf (28 October 1920 – 2 April 1944) was a German World War II Luftwaffe 144 victories Flying ace and a posthumous recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves.
Albin Wolf was killed in action south-east of Pskov on 2 April 1944.
[edit] Awards
- German Cross in Gold (17 October 1943)
- Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class
- Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross (22 November 1943)
- 464. Oak Leaves (27 April 1944)
[edit] References
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.