Kurt Dombacher
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Kurt Dombacher
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| Born | 9 February 1920 Untertürkheim, Germany |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Rust, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/ |
 Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | ?–1945 1956–1970's |
| Rank | Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht) Major (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | JG 5 JG 51 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Kurt Dombacher (9 February 1920 – 8 October 1993) 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. Kurt Dombacher was credited with 68 victories in 800+ missions with 1 over Western forces and 67 over Soviet forces. He was captured by Soviet forces in May 1945 and was held until 1950.
Awards
- Aviator badge
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (20 March 1943)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 25 May 1944 as Oberfeldwebel in the I./Jagdgeschwader 51[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 April 1945 as Leutnant and pilot in 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders[2][Note 1]
Notes
- ↑ Kurt Dombacher's nomination by the troop was processed by the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe/Auszeichnung und Disziplin (OKL/AuD—Air Force High Command/Award and Discipline) on 15 April 1945. This nomination, now recommending approval, was forwarded on 16 April with a Luftwaffenpersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (LPA-VV—Air Force Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) Nr. 1576 to the adjutancy of Hermann Göring. The nomination was never finalized and was left unfinished by the end of the war. A presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross cannot be verified. The presentation date of 7 April 1945 as listed by Ernst Obermaier, author of Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939–1945—The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Fighter Force 1939–1945, must be incorrect.[3] The presentation date of 8 April 1945 as listed by the Walther-Peer Fellgiebel is an assumption of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients.[4]
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Categories:
- 1920 births
- 1993 deaths
- People from Stuttgart
- Luftwaffe pilots
- German World War II flying aces
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German Air Force personnel
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- People from the Free People's State of Württemberg
