Walter Zellot

Walter Zellot
Born	6 October 1920
Died	10 September 1942 (1942-09-11) (aged 21) Stalingrad, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Luftwaffe
Unit	JG 53
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Zellot (6 October 1920 – 10 September 1942) was a World War II fighter pilot from Nazi Germany. He was appointed Staffelkapitän of 2./JG 53 on 19 August 1942 replacing Hauptmann Klaus Quaet-Faslem. Zellot received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 September 1942 for a reported 84 victories (although his actual total kill on that date was 78). However, earlier on the same day of his appointment on 19 August 1942, his Bf.109G-2 WNr.14189 was shot-up by a Soviet fighter, probably the Yak-1 flown by future ace Boris M. Vasilyev (929 IAP).

On 10 September 1942, Zellot was killed while engaged in a low-level attack on Soviet troops northwest of Stalingrad. His Messerschmitt Bf 109 was hit by anti-aircraft fire. He bailed out at low altitude, insufficient for his parachute to open, and was killed.

Awards

• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 31 August 1942 as Leutnant and pilot
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 September 1942 as Leutnant and pilot in the I./JG 53

References

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