Willi Dous

Willi Dous
Born	16 June 1916 Passenheim
Died	1941 (Age 25) Yartsevo, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1935–41
Rank	Hauptmann (Posthumously)
Unit	KG 3
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Invasion of Yugoslavia Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Willi Dous (16 June 1916 – Fall 1941) ^{[Note 1]} was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and 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 and decorations

• Aviator badge (13 December 1935)
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • in Bronze (?)
  • in Silver (25 May 1941)
  • in Gold (1 June 1941)
• Medalla de la Campaña
• Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords
• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 December 1939)
  • 1st Class (25 June 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (1 March 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the 8./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"^[2]

Notes

1. Date of death is disputed, according to Fellgiebel the date is 17 August 1941 while Das-Ritterkreuz.de lists the date as 2 August 1941. Scherzer states 2 September 1941.^[1]

References

Citations

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 279.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 139.

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.
• 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com