Alfons Köster Military person

Alfons Köster (6 February 1919 – 6 January 1945) was a German 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. Alfons Köster claimed 26 aerial victories, 25 of them at night. On 6 January 1945, Alfons Köster was shotdown and killed over Varel. He was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 06, 1919
Birth place
Germany , Menden (Sauerland)
Date of deathJanuary 06, 1945
Place of death
Germany , Varel

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Defence of the Reich
World War II
military branch
Luftwaffe
military unit
Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
Nachtjagdgeschwader 2
Nachtjagdgeschwader 3
service start1938
service end1945

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Alfons Köster on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.luftwaffe39-45.historia.nom.br/ases/koster.htm