Walter Borchers Military person

Walter Borchers (22 January 1916 – 6 March 1945) was a Luftwaffe night fighter flying ace of World War II. Borchers was credited with 59 aerial victories, including 43 nocturnal victories, 10 as a destroyer pilot and 6 four-engined bombers at day time, claimed in roughly 300 combat missions. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Prior to his death he held the service position Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander) of the night fighter wing Nachtjagdgeschwader 5.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 22, 1916
Birth place	Bad Zwischenahn
Date of death	March 06, 1945

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Military person

award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Defence of the Reich World War II
military branch	Luftwaffe
military command	III./NJG 5 NJG 5
military unit	Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 Zerstörergeschwader 76
relation	Adolf Borchers Hermann Borchers