Richard Linke
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Richard Linke
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Born | 3 April 1909 Queissen |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Siegburg |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ |
Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine Luftwaffe German Navy |
Years of service | 1929–1945 1956–? |
Rank | Major (Luftwaffe) Kapitän zur See (Bundesmarine) |
Unit | Karlsruhe Deutschland Küsten-Flieger-Gruppe 806 Kampfgeschwader 54 |
Commands held | I./KG 54 III./KG 54 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Richard Linke (3 April 1909 – 31 December 1995) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot 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.
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Awards
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 9 December 1942 as Major in the III./Kampfgeschwader 54[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 54[3]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 21 June 1942
Wehrmachtbericht reference
Date | Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording | Direct English translation |
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Sunday, 21 June 1942 | In der See- und Luftschlacht im Mittelmeer zeichneten sich bei der Zerschlagung der britischen Geleitzüge ein Sturzkampfgeschwader unter Führung des Majors Sigel, die Jagdstaffel des Hauptmanns Belser sowie die Besatzungen von zwei Kampfflugzeugen mit den Kommandanten, Gruppenkommandeur Major Linke, und Oberstleutnant Schulte besonders aus.[4] | In the sea and air battle in the Mediterranean a dive bomber wing under the leadership of Major Sigel, the fighter squadron of Captain Belser and the crews of two bombers, with their commanders, group commander Major Linke, and Lieutenant Colonel Schulte distinguished themselves from the rest, in the destruction of British convoys. |
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Preceded by
Hauptmann Jobst Heinrich von Heydebreck
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Commander of I./Kampfgeschwader 54 1 March 1941 – 19 August 1941 |
Succeeded by Hauptmann Walter Freimann |
Preceded by
Major Kurt Leonhardy
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Commander of III./Kampfgeschwader 54 1 September 1942 – 17 September 1942 |
Succeeded by Major Kurt Stein |
Categories:
- Articles containing German-language text
- 1909 births
- 1995 deaths
- People from Lubin County
- People from the Province of Silesia
- Luftwaffe pilots
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- German World War II pilots