Walter Adolph

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Walter Adolph
11 June 1913 (1913-06-11) — 18 September 1941 (aged 28)
Walter Adolph
Place of birth	Fontanelle near Bacău
Place of death	Blankenberge, Belgium
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	-1941
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	J 88, JG 26
Commands held	II./JG 26
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II Battle of France Invasion of Poland (1939) Battle of Britain
Awards	Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Adolph was a Luftwaffe fighter ace. He was born on 11 June 1913 and died on 18 September 1941.

1 Career
2 Death
3 Awards
4 References

[edit] Career

He was awarded the Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords, for his service in the Spanish Civil War, and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He flew 79 combat missions during World War II and was credited with 25 "kills" including 1 in the Spanish Civil War.

[edit] Death

At the time of his death he was a Hauptmann (Captain) commanding II/JG 26. On September 18, 1941, he was killed flying a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-1 while on escort duty with eight other aircraft when they encountered a flight of Bristol Blenheims escorted by Spitfires and Hurricanes. The British flying ace Cyril Babbage is believed to have shot down Walter Adolph. His Fw 190 was the first of its kind to be lost in aerial combat.

[edit] Awards

Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords
Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (26 October 1940)
Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (13 November 1940)

[edit] References

Aces of the Luftwaffe. Walter Adolph. Retrieved on 22 May 2007.
Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945. Walter Adolph. Retrieved on 22 May 2007.
Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.