Richard Linke
Richard Linke | |
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Born |
3 April 1909 Queissen |
Died |
31 December 1995 86) Siegburg | (aged
Allegiance |
Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/branch |
Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine Luftwaffe German Navy |
Years of service |
1929–1945 1956–? |
Rank |
Major (Luftwaffe) Kapitän zur See (Bundesmarine) |
Unit |
Karlsruhe Deutschland Küsten-Flieger-Gruppe 806 Kampfgeschwader 54 |
Commands held |
I./KG 54 III./KG 54 |
Battles/wars |
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Richard Linke (3 April 1909 – 31 December 1995) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot 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.
Awards
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 9 December 1942 as Major in the III./Kampfgeschwader 54[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 54[3]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 21 June 1942
Wehrmachtbericht reference
Date | Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording | Direct English translation |
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Sunday, 21 June 1942 | In der See- und Luftschlacht im Mittelmeer zeichneten sich bei der Zerschlagung der britischen Geleitzüge ein Sturzkampfgeschwader unter Führung des Majors Sigel, die Jagdstaffel des Hauptmanns Belser sowie die Besatzungen von zwei Kampfflugzeugen mit den Kommandanten, Gruppenkommandeur Major Linke, und Oberstleutnant Schulte besonders aus.[4] | In the sea and air battle in the Mediterranean a dive bomber wing under the leadership of Major Sigel, the fighter squadron of Captain Belser and the crews of two bombers, with their commanders, group commander Major Linke, and Lieutenant Colonel Schulte distinguished themselves from the rest, in the destruction of British convoys. |
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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Kaiser, Jochen (2011). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger—Band 2 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Bomber Flyer—Volume 2] (in German and English). Bad Zwischenahn, Germany: Luftfahrtverlag-Start. ISBN 978-3-941437-09-8.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 1, 1. September 1939 bis 31. Dezember 1941 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 1, 1 September 1939 to 31 December 1941] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.
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Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Hauptmann Jobst Heinrich von Heydebreck |
Commander of I./Kampfgeschwader 54 1 March 1941 – 19 August 1941 |
Succeeded by Hauptmann Walter Freimann |
Preceded by Major Kurt Leonhardy |
Commander of III./Kampfgeschwader 54 1 September 1942 – 17 September 1942 |
Succeeded by Major Kurt Stein |
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