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  • Walter Borchers
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  • Walter Borchers (22 January 1916 – 6 March 1945) was a Luftwaffe night fighter flying ace of World War II. Borchers was credited with 59 aerial victories, including 43 nocturnal victories, 10 as a destroyer pilot and 6 four-engined bombers at day time, claimed in roughly 300 combat missions. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Prior to his death he held the service position Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander) of the night fighter wing Nachtjagdgeschwader 5.
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Birth Date
  • 1916-01-22
Commands
  • III./NJG 5, NJG 5
Branch
  • 18
death place
  • north of Altenburg
Name
  • Walter Borchers
Caption
  • Walter Borchers
Birth Place
Title
  • Commander of Nachtjagdgeschwader 5
Awards
Rank
Battles
  • World War II *Defense of the Reich
Before
  • Major Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld
Years
  • --03-15
After
  • Major Rudolf Schoenert
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  • Walter Borchers (22 January 1916 – 6 March 1945) was a Luftwaffe night fighter flying ace of World War II. Borchers was credited with 59 aerial victories, including 43 nocturnal victories, 10 as a destroyer pilot and 6 four-engined bombers at day time, claimed in roughly 300 combat missions. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Prior to his death he held the service position Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander) of the night fighter wing Nachtjagdgeschwader 5.
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