Walter Bordellé
| Walter Bordellé | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
9 July 1918 Metz, Alsace-Lorraine |
| Died |
22 January 1984 (aged 65) Nuremberg, Germany |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1939–45 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant |
| Commands held | III. Gruppe (Gruppenkommandeure) |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Walter Bordellé (9 July 1918 – 22 January 1984) was a German World War II pilot. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Biography
Walter Bordellé was born on 9 July 1918 in Metz, Alsace-Lorraine. Walter Bordellé joined the German Army straight from school. Bordellé's flying career began when he joined the German Air Transport School. He completed his fighter pilot training in 1938. Then, Bordellé was assigned to the 4th Transport unit of the Kampfgruppe 800. Bordellé flew over Western Europe, and over Soviet Union.
As First Lieutenant, Walter Bordellé was awarded the Deutsche Kreuz in Gold on 16 March 1943. In the 5th Wing of the "Transportgeschwaders 2", Bordellé was eventually awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 March 1944. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross principally was the highest award of Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during World War II.
Walter Bordellé died at Nuremberg, on 22 January 1984.
Awards
- Eisernes Kreuz, IInd et Ist class.
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for Transportflieger
- German Cross in Gold on 16 March 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 4./Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 800[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the 5./TG 2[2][3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- 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.
External links
- (de) Ritterkreuzträger Walter Bordellé on Ritterkreuzträger 1939-45
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