Oskar Dinort
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| Oskar Dinort | |
|---|---|
| 23 June 1901 – 27 May 1965 (aged 63) | |
| Place of birth | Berlin-Charlottenburg |
| Place of death | Köln |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer (1919-1934) Luftwaffe (1934-1945) |
| Years of service | 1919-1945 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands held | StG 2 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves |
Oskar Dinort (23 June 1901 in Berlin-Charlottenburg – 27 May 1965 in Köln) was a German World War II Luftwaffe Stuka pilot and first Stuka pilot to be awarded the coveted Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves[1]
[edit] Biography
Oskar Dinort volunteered for military service 1919 and joined the Freikorps der Gardekavallerie-Schützendivision and became a Fähnrich in the Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 2 in 1921. He was promoted to Leutnant in 1923 as well as a enthusiastic Glider pilot. Promoted to Oberleutnant in 1928 he set a 14 hours and 43 minutes Gliding World Record. He won the Deutschlandflug in 1931 and also participated in the second FAI International Tourist Plane Contest Challenge 1930 (10th place).
Dinort was transferred to the still secret Luftwaffe in 1934 where he was posted to the "Reklamestaffel Mitteldeutschland" (Advertisement Staffel). His next posting was Hauptmann in the Stab of I./JG 132 until he was called into in Reichsluftfahrtministerium by Ernst Udet on 31 March 1935.
[edit] Awards
- Bulgarian Order Of Bravery (3rd Class 1st Grade)
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for Combat Pilots in Gold
- Iron Cross
- 2nd Class (20 September 1939)
- 1st Class (11 May 1940)
- Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross (20 June 1940)
- 21. Oak Leaves (14 July 1941)
[edit] References
- ^ Brütting 1992, p. 136.
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Oskar Dinort. Retrieved on 6 April 2008.
- Brütting, Georg. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 - 1945. Motorbuch, Stuttgart, 1995. ISBN 3-87943-433-6.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by none |
Commander of Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann 15 October 1939 – 16 October 1941 |
Succeeded by Oberstleutnant Paul-Werner Hozzel |
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