Anton Döbele

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Anton Döbele
Born 16 November 1910
Ehrensberg
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Vitebsk, Belarus
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service ?–1943
Rank Leutnant (Posthumously)
Unit Condor Legion
JG 54
Battles/wars Spanish Civil War
World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Anton Döbele (16 November 1910 – 11 November 1943) 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. Anton Döbele was killed on 11 November 1943 when he rammed an Il-2 Sturmovik, at the time of his death he was credited with 94 victories in 458 missions. On 26 March 1944 he was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross and promoted to Leutnant.

Awards

Notes

  1. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 54.[3]

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Citations

  1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 87.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 162.
  3. Scherzer 2007, p. 275.

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