Theodor Rossiwall

Theodor Rossiwall
Born	(1915-10-12)October 12, 1915
Died	11 July 1979 (1979-07-12) (aged 63)
Place of birth	Vienna
Place of death	Vienna
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) Austria
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1939–1945
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	II./NJG 4, I./NJG 101, ZG 76
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Theodor Rossiwall (12 October 1915 – 11 July 1979) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Rossiwall claimed 19 aircraft shot down in over 400 missions. Among these 19 aerial victories are 2 victories claimed in the Spanish Civil War. He is one of the two pilots credited with the kill of the Royal Air Force (RAF) top ace Pat Marmaduke Pattle, on 20 April 1941, with Sophus Baagoe.

Awards

• Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (28 September 1940)
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 August 1941 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 5./ZG 26 "Horst Wessel"

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. 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.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 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.

External links

• • Theodor Rossiwall in the German National Library catalogue