| Robert Weiß | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 April 1920 |
| Died | 29 December 1944 (aged 24) |
| Place of death | near Lingen |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
| Rank | Hauptmann |
| Unit | JG 26, JG 54 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Robert "Bazi" Weiß (21 April 1920 – 29 December 1944) was a German fighter pilot during World War II. A flying ace, he was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany
Weiß was officially credited with 121 aerial victories in claimed 471 missions. 26 of his victories were claimed over the Western Front. Included in his total are 40 Il-2 Sturmoviks, 12 Spitfires and five P-38 Lightnings.[1]
Awards[]
- Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe) on 8 May 1943 as Oberleutnant and pilot[2]
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (August 1940) & 1st Class (5 December 1941)[3]
- German Cross in Gold on 12 July 1943 as Oberleutnant in the I./JG 54[4]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 26 March 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän in the IV./Jagdgeschwader 54.[5]
- Oak Leaves on 12 March 1945 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./JG 54[5][6]
References[]
- ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 74.
- ↑ Patzwall 2008, p. 214.
- ↑ Thomas 1998, p. 428.
- ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 504.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Scherzer 2007, p. 776.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 99.
- Obermaier, Ernst (1989) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945. Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001) (in German). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. (2008) (in German). Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1998) (in German). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z. Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
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