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Years of service
  
1939–45

Name
  
Theodor Rossiwall

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945) Austria

Commands held
  
II./NJG 4, I./NJG 101, ZG 76

Battles/wars
  
Spanish Civil War World War II

Died
  
July 11, 1979, Vienna, Austria

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Spanish Civil War, World War II

Theodor Rossiwall (12 October 1915 – 11 July 1979) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Rossiwall claimed 19 aircraft shot down in over 400 missions. Among these 19 aerial victories are 2 victories claimed in the Spanish Civil War. He is one of the two pilots credited with the kill of the Royal Air Force (RAF) top ace Pat Marmaduke Pattle, on 20 April 1941, with Sophus Baagoe.

Awards

  • Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (28 September 1940)
  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 August 1941 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitan of the 5./ZG 26 "Horst Wessel"
  • References

    Theodor Rossiwall Wikipedia


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