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Lutz Wilhelm Burckhardt

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Nickname(s)
  
"Lutz"

Name
  
Lutz-Wilhelm Burckhardt

Years of service
  
1939–45 1950's–?

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) North African Campaign Italian Campaign Defense of the Reich

Died
  
January 2, 1993, Bollschweil, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Siege of Sevastopol, North African Campaign, Italian Campaign, Defence of the Reich, World War II

Unit
  
Jagdgeschwader 77, Erganzungs-Jagdgruppe Sud, Jagdgeschwader 1, Erganzungs-Jagdgeschwader

Ludwig-Wilhelm "Lutz" Burckhardt (5 February 1919 – 2 January 1993) 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. During his career he was credited with 69 aerial victories, 16 on the Western Front and 53 on the Eastern Front.

Awards

  • Aviator badge
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (19 October 1942)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 October 1942 as Leutnant and pilot in the 4./Jagdgeschwader 77

    • References

    Lutz-Wilhelm Burckhardt Wikipedia
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