Otto Weiß
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 69 years ago |
Date of birth | September 25,1907 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Wroclaw |
Poland | |
Date of died | August 19,1955 |
Died | Kiel |
Germany | |
Other name | Lion of Kalinin |
Battles and wars | World War II |
Invasion of Poland | |
Battle of France | |
Eastern Front | |
Commands held | Schlachtgeschwader 1 |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1220376 |
Otto Weiß Life story
Otto Albert Bernhard Weiß was a World War II Luftwaffe attack aircraft pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. He was the first attack aircraft pilot so honored. Weiß flew more than 500 combat missions with the Henschel Hs 123 and the Messerschmitt Bf 109.