Nisha Rathode (Editor)

Richard Linke

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Years of service
  
1929–1945 1956–?

Name
  
Richard Linke

Died
  
31 December 1995(1995-12-31) (aged 86) Siegburg

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine Luftwaffe  German Navy

Rank
  
Major (Luftwaffe) Kapitan zur See (Bundesmarine)

Unit
  
Karlsruhe Deutschland Kusten-Flieger-Gruppe 806 Kampfgeschwader 54

641 yale push lock from richard linke


Richard Linke (3 April 1909 – 31 December 1995) was a 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.

Contents

Awards

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 March 1940)
  • 1st Class (13 July 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 9 December 1942 as Major in the III./Kampfgeschwader 54
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 54
  • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 21 June 1942

    • References

    Richard Linke Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics