Wilhelm Spies Military person

Wilhelm Spies (26 August 1913 – 27 January 1942) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. Wilhelm Spies was shotdown on 27 January 1942 near Suchinitschi, Russia. He was posthumously promoted to Major and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 5 April 1942. During his career he was credited with 20 aerial victories, 10 over the Western Front and 10 over the Eastern Front.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 26, 1913
Birth place
Germany , Rimpar
Date of deathJanuary 27, 1942
Place of death
Russia , Sukhinichi

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Military person

award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Balkan Campaign (World War II)
Battle of Britain
World War II
Battle of France
Spanish Civil War
Operation Weserübung
military branch
Luftwaffe
German Army (1935–45)
military command1./ZG 26
military unit
Zerstörergeschwader 26
service start1933
service end1942

Wilhelm Spies on Wikipedia

External resources

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