Klaus Mietusch
| Klaus Mietusch | |
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| Born |
5 August 1918 Posen |
| Died |
17 September 1944 (aged 26) Aldekerk |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1937–44 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | JG26 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Klaus Mietusch (5 August 1918 – 17 September 1944) was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Mietusch was credited by Nazi propaganda with 75 victories during his combat career. He was shot down by an American P-51 pilot in September 1944 and was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 18 November 1944. According to JG 26 historian Donald Caldwell, Mietusch was shot down nine previous times and was wounded at least four times. He had logged 452 combat sorties by the time of his death.[1]
Awards
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (26 April 1941)[2]
- German Cross in Gold on 15 October 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 26 March 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[4]
- 653rd Oak Leaves on 18 November 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"[4]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Caldwell, Donald L. (1991). JG 26 Top Guns of the Luftwaffe. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-8041-1050-6.
- Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" | ||
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