Allegiance Nazi Germany Unit ZG 76
NJG 1
NJG 2 Place of burial Ysselsteyn, Netherlands Rank Oberleutnant | Years of service ?–1943 Name Lothar Linke Service/branch Luftwaffe | |
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Buried at Ysselsteyn, Netherlands
(Block AR-row 4-grave 92) Battles/wars World War II
Norwegian Campaign
Defense of the Reich Died May 14, 1943, Lemmer, Netherlands Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Norwegian Campaign, Defence of the Reich, World War II | ||
Lothar Linke (23 October 1909 – 14 May 1943) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter 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. Lothar Linke claimed 27 aerial victories, 24 of them at night. On 14 May 1943 Linke and his crew were forced to bail out after their Bf-110 was hit by British fighters. He struck the tail end of the plane and was killed. On 19 September 1943, he was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross.
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