Alwin Boerst
Alwin Boerst | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer (1934-1937) Luftwaffe (1937-1944) |
| Years of service | 1934-1944 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | StG 2 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (posthumous) |
Major Alwin Boerst (born 20 October 1910 in Osterode – Killed in action 30 March 1944 near Iaşi) was a German World War II Luftwaffe Stuka ace. [Notes 1]
Boerst participated in the Battle of Crete and assisted in the sinking of British destroyers Kelly and Kashmir[1].
Together with his radio operator and gunner, Ernst Filius, he took off on March 30, 1944 for the first time flying a Ju 87G-1. They were shot down and killed during this mission north of Iaşi by ground fire. Oberfeldwebel Filius was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on May 19, 1944. Boerst was posthumous honoured with the Swords to his Knight's Cross on April 6, 1944[2]. Boerst flew 1060 combat missions.
Awards
- Verwundetenabzeichen in Black
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "1.000"
- Combined Pilots-Observation Badge
- "Kreta" Cuffband
- German Cross in Gold (5 June 1942)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd class (1939)
- 1st class (1940)
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (9 September 1941)
- Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 5 October 1941 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the 3./StG 2 "Immelmann"[3]
- 149th Oak Leaves on 28 November 1942 Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 3./StG 2 "Immelmann"[3]
- 61st Swords on 6 April 1944 (posthumous) as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./StG 2 "Immelmann"[3]
Notes
- ^ For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Berger, Florian (1999). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (in German). Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
- Brütting, Georg (1995). Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 - 1945 (in German). Motorbuch, Stuttgart. ISBN 3-87943-433-6.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
- Schaulen, Fritjof (2003). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe I Abraham - Huppertz (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-20-3.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Williamson, Gordon (2006). Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients 1941-45. Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84176-643-7.
- Helden der Wehrmacht - Unsterbliche deutsche Soldaten (in German). München, Germany: FZ-Verlag GmbH, 2004. ISBN 3-924309-53-1.
External links
- "Lexikon der Wehrmacht". Alwin Boerst. Retrieved 10 July 2007.