Bernd Gallowitsch

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Years of service 1936–1945 Name Bernd Gallowitsch		Service/branch Luftwaffe Rank Major

Allegiance First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IIEastern Front Died December 23, 1983, Vienna, Austria Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Eastern Front, World War II Unit Jagdgeschwader 51, Jagdgeschwader 7

Bernd Gallowitsch (23 February 1918 – 23 December 1983) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Bernd Gallowitsch was credited with 64 aerial victories, and the destruction of 23 tanks in 480 combat missions.

In 1945, he was assigned to JG 1 a He-162 jet fighter unit.

Awards

Flugzeugführerabzeichen

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (15 September 1941)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 January 1942 as Leutnant and pilot in the 12./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"

References

Bernd Gallowitsch Wikipedia

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