Wilhelm Joswig Military person

Wilhelm Joswig (2 February 1912 – 7 July 1989) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career he flew 820 missions in which he is credited with the destruction of 88 tanks, a submarine, 13 bridges 2 trains and 2 aerial victories.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 02, 1912
Birth place
East Prussia , Szczechy Małe
Date of deathJuly 07, 1989
Place of death
Germany , Stuttgart

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Leningrad
German occupation of Czechoslovakia
Siege of Malta (World War II)
Battle of Britain
World War II
Battle of Crete
Anschluss
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
military branch
Luftwaffe
military unit
Schlachtgeschwader 2
Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Sturzkampfgeschwader 1
service start1935
service end1945

Wilhelm Joswig on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.luftwaffe39-45.historia.nom.br/ases/joswig.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/28726