Fritz Lüddecke
Fritz Lüddecke | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Paul" |
| Born | 23 February 1920 Brakel, Germany |
| Died | 10 August 1944 (aged 24) Wilkowischken, Lithuania |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1940–1944 |
| Rank | Oberfeldwebel |
| Unit | JG 51 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Fritz Lüddecke (23 February 1920 – 10 August 1944) was a Luftwaffe (German air force) fighter ace during World War II . He scored 51 victories in over 600 missions, including 150 fighter-bomber missions, all over the Eastern Front.
On 10 August 1944 Lüddecke was shot down near Wilkowischken, and killed when his aircraft exploded as he was attempting an emergency landing. Oberfeldwebel Lüddecke was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards[edit]
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe(13 December 1943)
- German Cross in Gold on 1 October 1944 as Feldwebel in Stabsstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the Stabsstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[2]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. Unknown parameter
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- Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7. Unknown parameter
|trans_title=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on - Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. Unknown parameter
|trans_title=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on - 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
- "Aces of the Luftwaffe". Fritz Lüddecke. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
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