Allegiance Nazi Germany Years of service ?–1941 Unit Condor Legion
JG 3 Role Journalist | Service/branch Luftwaffe Rank Hauptmann Name Lothar Keller TV shows RTL aktuell | |
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Died 26 June 1941(1941-06-26) (aged 27)
Wladimierz, Poland Nominations Deutscher Fernsehpreis - Audience Award Similar People Peter Kloeppel, Annett Moller, Ilka Esmuller, Ulrike von der Groeben | ||
Lothar Keller (7 April 1914 – 26 June 1941) 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. On 26 June 1941, Keller was killed after he collided in mid-air with a Fi 156. During his career he was credited with 23 victories, 16 on the Western Front, four on the Eastern Front and three during the Spanish Civil War. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 9 July 1941.
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