Ralph von Rettberg

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Ralph von Rettberg
Born	1 March 1911 Bad Homburg
Died	25 February 2004(2004-02-25) (aged 92) Munich
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1937–1945
Rank	Oberst
Unit	ZG 26 ZG 1
Commands held	II./ZG 26 Zerstörergeschwader 1
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ralph von Rettberg (1 March 1911 – 25 February 2004) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Ralph von Rettberg was credited with 8 aerial victories.

Awards

Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (28 September 1940)^[1]
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (7 October 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 June 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel" ^[2]

References

Citations

↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 186.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 289.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1941 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Major Friedrich Vollbracht	Gruppenkommandeur of II./ZG 26 April 1940 – April 1942	Succeeded by Hauptmann Eduard Tratt
Preceded by Major Ulrich Diesing	Acting Gruppenkommandeur of Zerstörergeschwader 1 22 September 1942 – 5 October 1942	Succeeded by Oberstleutnant Paul-Friedrich Darjes

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Zerstörergeschwader 26

Sophus Baagoe Georg Christl Rudi Dassow Helmut Haugk Richard Heller Joachim-Friedrich Huth Herbert Kaminski Johannes Kiel Wilhelm Makrocki Eduard Meyer Ralph von Rettberg Theodor Rossiwall Johann Schalk Fritz Schulze-Dickow Wilhelm Spies (Oak Leaves) Werner Thierfelder Eduard Tratt¹ (Oak Leaves) Alfred Wehmeyer

¹ Knight's Cross with Zerstörergeschwader 1

Persondata
Name	Rettberg, Ralph von
Alternative names
Short description	German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	1 March 1911
Place of birth	Bad Homburg, Germany
Date of death	25 February 2004
Place of death	Munich, Germany

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