Otto Weiß Military person

Otto Albert Bernhard Weiß (25 September 1907 – 19 August 1955) was a German World War II Luftwaffe attack aircraft pilot and recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. 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.

Personal facts

Otto Weiß
Birth dateSeptember 25, 1907
Birth place
Wrocław
Date of deathAugust 19, 1955
Place of death
Kiel

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allegiance(to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Invasion of Poland
Eastern Front (World War II)
World War II
Battle of France
military branch
Luftwaffe
Polizei
military commandSG 1
military unit
Luftflotte 6
Jagdgeschwader 134
Lehrgeschwader 2
service start1926
service end1945

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