Otto Edler von Ballasko

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Commands held 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 Name Otto von Rank Hauptmann		Years of service 1938–45 Other work Export Merchant Service/branch Luftwaffe Unit Kampfgeschwader 1

Battles/wars World War II Battle of Britain The Blitz Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk Allied invasion of Sicily Died February 5, 2005, Vienna, Austria Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of Britain, The Blitz, Operation Barbarossa

Otto Edler von Ballasko (29 April 1919 – 5 February 2005) was a Bohemian German Luftwaffe bomber pilot 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. Otto Edler von Ballasko was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released later that year.

Awards

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold

Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Eastern Front Medal

Demyansk Shield

German Cross in Gold on 19 January 1942 as Leutnant in the 9.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 1

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 August 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitan of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"

References

Otto Edler von Ballasko Wikipedia

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