Viktor Vitali
| Viktor Vitali | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 April 1920 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 16 January 2012 (aged 91) |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Luftwaffe (1940–45) |
| Years of service | 1940–45 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant |
| Commands held | 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Viktor Vitali (3 April 1920 – 16 January 2012) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Anschluss Medal (20 April 1939)
- Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (20 November 1942)
- War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (15 August 1943)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939) in Black (21 December 1944)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 April 1945 as Leutnant and Chef of the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4[2][Note 1]
Notes
- ↑ No evidence of the award can be found in the German Federal Archives. The award was unlawfully presented by the commanding general of the I. Falschirmkorps, General der Fallschirmtruppe Richard Heidrich.[3]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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.
- 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.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
