Werner Machold

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Werner Machold
Born 29 July 1913
Unterneubrunn, Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, German Empire
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Landsberg am Lech
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service ?–1945
Rank Oberleutnant
Unit JG 2
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner Machold (29 July 1913 – 2 April 1968) 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. On 9 June 1941, Werner Machold received fire from a destroyer that he was attacking near Portland, his plane was forced to land and he was taken prisoner by British troops. He remained in captivity until the end of the war. He was credited with 32 aerial victories during the war, all of them against Western forces.

Awards

Notes

  1. According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./JG 2 "Richthofen".[2]

References

Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 245.
  2. Scherzer 2007, p. 522.

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