Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding
Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 January 1922 Hamburg |
| Died | 11 February 1943 (aged 21) near Velikiye Luki |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | ?–1943 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant |
| Unit | JG 51 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding (28 January 1922 – 11 February 1943) was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Böwing-Treuding was credited by Nazi propaganda with 46 aerial victories, all over the Eastern Front. He was killed by the Red Army ground-fire on 11 February 1943 and was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 24 March 1943.[1]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class[2]
- Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe (13 September 1942)
- German Cross in Gold on 15 October 1942 as Leutnant in the II./Jagdgeschwader 51[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 March 1943 as Oberleutnant and as Staffelführer of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders".[4][Note 1]
Notes
- ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän of the 10./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders".[5]
References
Citations
- ^ Page 2020, p. 17.
- ^ Dixon 2023, p. 23.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 55.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 138.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 231.
Bibliography
- Dixon, Jeremy (2023). Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe: Knight's Cross Holders 1943–1945. Barnsley: Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 978-1-39903-073-1.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer [in German] (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 – The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
- Page, Neil (2020). Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe 1943–45. Philadelphia, PA: Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-61200-879-0.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
