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  • Wilhelm Joswig
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  • Wilhelm Joswig (2 February 1912 – 7 July 1989) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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. During his career he flew 820 missions in which he is credited with the destruction of 88 tanks, a submarine, 13 bridges 2 trains and 2 aerial victories.
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serviceyears
  • 1935
Birth Date
  • 1912-02-02
Branch
death place
  • Stuttgart
Name
  • Wilhelm Joswig
Birth Place
Awards
Rank
  • Oberleutnant
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
Battles
  • World War II *Annexation of Austria *Annexation of the Sudetenland *Battle of Britain *Battle of Crete *Siege of Malta *Operation Barbarossa *Battle of Smolensk (1941) *Siege of Leningrad
laterwork
  • Police officer
abstract
  • Wilhelm Joswig (2 February 1912 – 7 July 1989) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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. During his career he flew 820 missions in which he is credited with the destruction of 88 tanks, a submarine, 13 bridges 2 trains and 2 aerial victories.