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Otto Ritz

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Otto Ritz

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Unit
  
Schlachtgeschwader 9

Years of service
  
?–1945

Died
  
1945, Jawor, Poland

Rank
  
Feldwebel

Battles/wars
  
World War II Eastern Front

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Eastern Front, World War II

Otto Ritz (17 August 1920 – 12 February 1945) was a highly decorated Feldwebel in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (19 June 1944)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold (30 September 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 January 1945 as Feldwebel and pilot in the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 9

    • References

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