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  • Walther Dahl
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  • Walther Dahl (27 March 1916 – 25 November 1985) was a German Oberst Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves () during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Dahl claimed some 128 enemy aircraft shot down in 678 missions, including about 300 ground-attack missions.
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serviceyears
  • 1935
Birth Date
  • 1916-03-27
Commands
  • III./JG 3, JG 300
Branch
  • 18
death place
  • Heidelberg
Nickname
  • Rammdahl
Name
  • Walther Dahl
Caption
  • Walther Dahl
Birth Place
  • Lug near Bad Bergzabern
Title
  • Commander of Jagdgeschwader z.b.V.
  • Commander of Jagdgeschwader 300
Awards
  • Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
death date
  • 1985-11-25
Rank
Battles
  • World War II *Eastern Front *Defense of the Reich
Before
  • Major Gerhard Michalski
  • Oberstleutnant Kurd Kettner
Years
  • --05-20
  • --06-27
After
  • Major Gerhard Schöpfel
  • Major Kurd Peters
abstract
  • Walther Dahl (27 March 1916 – 25 November 1985) was a German Oberst Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves () during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Dahl claimed some 128 enemy aircraft shot down in 678 missions, including about 300 ground-attack missions.