Walther Dahl
Military Person
1916 – 1985
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Who was Walther Dahl?
Walther Dahl 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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- Born
- Mar 27, 1916
Lug, Germany - Nationality
- Germany
- Lived in
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Died
- Nov 25, 1985
Heidelberg
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on July 23, 2013
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