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 | |
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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.
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