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Walter Kubisch
German recipient of the Knight's Cross

Walter Kubisch

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German recipient of the Knight's Cross
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Wilsdruff
Place of death
Paderborn
Age
26 years
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Biography

Walter Kubisch (7 September 1918 – 6 October 1944) was a Luftwaffe wireless radio operator of World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Kubisch was Helmut Lent's long-time radar and radio operator and had participated in 80 of Lent's 102 night fighter victories.

Awards

  • Flugzeugführerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 18 May 1942 as Feldwebel and radio operator
  • Iron Cross (1939)
    • 2nd Class
    • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold on 19 May 1943 as Oberfeldwebel in the IV./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 December 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Bordfunker (radio/wireless) operator in Nachtjagdgeschwader 3
  • Patzwall 2008, p. 128.
  • Obermaier 1989, p. 152.
  • Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 259.
  • Fellgiebel 2000, p. 277.
  • Scherzer 2007, p. 480.


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