Robert Olejnik (pilot)

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Robert Olejnik
Born (1911-03-09)9 March 1911
Essen-Borbeck
Died 29 October 1988(1988-10-29) (aged 77)
Munich
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Rank Major
Unit JG 3, JG 1, Ekdo 16, JGr Süd, JG 400, EJG 2
Commands held 4./JG 1
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Robert Olejnik (9 March 1911 – 29 October 1988) was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II. He was credited with 41 aerial victories claimed in some 680 combat missions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

Notes

  1. According to Scherzer on 30 July 1941 as pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 3.[3]

References

Citations

  1. Obermaier 1989, p. 176.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 329.
  3. Scherzer 2007, p. 577.

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. 
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7. 
  • 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. 
  • Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 978-0-8041-1696-1. 

External links

"Aces of the Luftwaffe". Robert Olejnik. Retrieved 4 January 2010.  "Luftwaffe 39-45". Robert Olejnik. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 


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