Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart | |
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Born | May 3, 1914 |
Died | 8 June 1944 (aged 30) |
Place of birth | Sarreguemines, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire |
Place of death | Le Cambaux, France |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1935–1944 |
Rank | Oberleutnant |
Unit | JG 54 |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart (3 May 1914 – 8 June 1944) a former German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was credited with 69 victories.
Zweigart was shot down flying Focke Wulf Fw-190 A-8 (Werknummer 170 736—factory number) in aerial combat near Le Cambaux, France on 8 June 1944. He bailed out but was shot and killed while hanging in his parachute.[1]
Awards[]
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (26 October 1942)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 17 November 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the 9./JG 54[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 January 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 5./JG 54[3]
References[]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 - 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 0-8041-1696-2.
External links[]
"Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart". Aces of the Luftwaffe. http://www.luftwaffe.cz/zweigart.html. Retrieved 6 February 2012.