Willi Nemitz

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Willi Nemitz
Born (1910-11-01)1 November 1910
Greifenhagen, Germany
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Anapa, Russia
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service 1939–43
Rank Leutnant
Unit JG 52
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Willi Nemitz (1 November 1910 – 11 April 1943) was a former German Luftwaffe fighter 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. Willi Nemitz was one of the oldest operational fighter pilots.His first known Soviet victory, was a LaGG-3 on 22 June 1942.He was killed on April 11, 1943 after aerial combat with Russian fighters over Anapa/Krasnodar.Willi Nemitz was credited with 81 victories in about 500 missions. All his victories were recorded over the Eastern Front and includes at least 11 Il-2 Sturmoviks.

Awards

Notes

  1. According to Scherzer as pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52.[4]

References

Citations

  1. Patzwall 2008, p. 152.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 327.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 322.
  4. Scherzer 2007, p. 564.

Bibliography

  • Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
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  • Patzwall K.D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Studien zur Geschichte der Auszeichnungen, Band 6, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008, ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3
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