Walter Wolfrum

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Walter Wolfrum
23 May 1923
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Walter Wolfrum
Place of birth Schmölz by Kronach
Allegiance Flag of Nazi Germany 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.

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  • 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.

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