Martin Drewes Military person

Martin Drewes (20 October 1918 – 13 October 2013) was a night fighter flying ace in the German Luftwaffe during World War II. He is credited with 52 victories of which 43 were claimed at night mainly against British four-engine bombers whilst flying variants of the Messerschmitt Bf 110.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 20, 1918
Birth place
Germany , Salzgitter

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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
Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
Anglo-Iraqi War
military branch
Luftwaffe
military commandIII./NJG 1
military unit
Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
Zerstörergeschwader 76
service start1937
service end1945

Martin Drewes on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.fliegerhorst-stoermede.de
  2. http://www.luftwaffe39-45.historia.nom.br/ases/drewes.htm
  3. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Luftwaffe/D/Drewes-Martin.htm