Walter Wolfrum
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Walter Wolfrum | |
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23 May 1923 | |
Walter Wolfrum |
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Place of birth | Schmölz by Kronach |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
Years of service | -1945 |
Rank | Oberleutnant |
Unit | JG 52 |
Commands held | 1./JG 52 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Walter Wolfrum (born 23 May 1923 in Schmölz, Germany), was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from February 1943 until the end of the war. He is credited with 137 confirmed kills.
[edit] Awards
- Wound Badge
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (20 April 1944)
- German Cross in Gold (18 May 1944)
- Eisernes Kreuz 2. and 1. Klasse
- Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (27 Jul 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.