Walter Engel

Walter Engel
Born	(1919-05-01)May 1, 1919
Died	26 April 2011(2011-04-26) (aged 91)
Place of birth	Dresden
Place of death	Wiesbaden
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	NJG 5
Commands held	III. /NJG 5
Battles/wars	World War II Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Engel (1 May 1919 - 26 April 2011) was a Luftwaffe night 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. During his career he claimed 10 aerial victories, all of them at night.

Awards

• Aviator badge
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (8 December 1941)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (13 June 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 February 1945 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 5./Nachtjagdgeschwader 5

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.
• 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

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Aces of the Luftwaffe