Fritz Dinger
Fritz Dinger | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Wolfe" |
| Born | 20 August 1915 Ottweiler |
| Died | 27 July 1943 (aged 27) Scalea, Italy |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Template:Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1939–1943 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant |
| Unit | JG 53 |
| Commands | Staffelführer 4./Jagdgeschwader 53 "Pik As" |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | |
Fritz Dinger (20 August 1915 – 27 July 1943) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. On July 1, 1943 Dinger was promoted to Hauptmann. Fritz Dinger was killed on 27 July 1943 during an Allied bombing raid of Scalea, Italy. Dinger was credited with 67 victories in 600+ missions.
Promotions
- 15 August 1939 Unteroffizier (Luftwaffe)
- 1 December 1939 Feldwebel (Luftwaffe)
- 1 November 1940 Leutnant (Luftwaffe)
- 1 January 1943 Oberleutnant (Luftwaffe)
- 1 July 1943 Hauptmann (Luftwaffe)
Awards
- Pilot's Badge of the Luftwaffe
- August 1st 1939 - as a Feldwebel
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class - 14 September 1940
- War Merit Cross with Swords (1939)
- On July 27th 1943 as Hauptmann and Staffelführer of IV. / Jagdgeschwader 53 "Pik As"
- Wound Badge in Black (1939)
- August 16th 1940 WIA - Bf 109 E-3 in combat 50 km N of Cherbourg, ditched in the Channel.
- Day Fighter Pilot's Clasp in Gold
- December 1st 1942 as a Oberleutnant and Staffelführer of IV. / Jagdgeschwader 53 "Pik As."
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 26 October 1942 as Leutnant and pilot[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 5 November 1942 as Leutnant in the I./Jagdgeschwader 53 "Pik As" [2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 December 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelführer of the IV. /Jagdgeschwader 53 "Pik As" [3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Nietrug, Gerd (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Saarlandes 1939 – 1945 (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-93-5.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Patzwall, Klaus D. (2008). Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 978-0-8041-1696-1.
