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Old Charly

8th July 2008 21:49

RK Glider pilots

Hello,
I'd like to know if excepted Wilhelm Fulda and Elimar Meyer there are other Glider pilots who received the Ritterkreuz ?
Many Thanks for your help :)

Edward L. Hsiao

23rd February 2020 09:00

Re: RK Glider pilots

Gentlemen,I too like to know if there is there is other gliders pilots of Germany that won the Knight's Cross.

Edward L. Hsiao

Snautzer

23rd February 2020 10:13

Re: RK Glider pilots

Glider was a part of training, so what do you mean?

Zippy1

23rd February 2020 10:27

Re: RK Glider pilots

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snautzer (Post 283346)

Glider was a part of training, so what do you mean?

Presumably he means DFS 230 pilots serving with the paras at Eben Emael, Crete etc.

RT	23rd February 2020 10:55

Re: RK Glider pilots

Or some that they hv "Abschüsse" ??:D:D

Nick Beale

23rd February 2020 11:18

Re: RK Glider pilots

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edward L. Hsiao (Post 283340)

Gentlemen,I too like to know if there is there is other gliders pilots of Germany that won the Knight's Cross.

Edward L. Hsiao

There are various websites dealing with Luftwaffe and other RK-Träger that you could look at.

bakerman

23rd February 2020 15:36

Re: RK Glider pilots

Three pilots of military gliders received the Ritterkreuz:
-Walter Kiess 12-05-1940, Eben Emael
-Wilhelm Fulda 14-06-1941, Korinth/Greece
-Elimar Meyer 17-09-1943, Gran Sasso raid/Italy

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