Hermann Wischnewski

Hermann Wischnewski
Born	9 February 1917 Tensfeld
Died	28 November 1993(1993-11-28) (aged 76) Lübeck
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Oberfähnrich
Unit	JG 300
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Wischnewski (9 February 1917 – 28 November 1993) 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. During his career Hermann Wischniewski was credited with between 24 and 28 victories.

Awards

Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (26 May 1943)^[1]
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold on 17 October 1943 as Feldwebel in the III./Transportgeschwader 2^[2]^{[Note 1]}
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 December 1944 as Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 300^[3]

Notes

↑ According to Obermaier on 10 January 1944.^[1]

References

Citations

1 2 Obermaier 1989, p. 225.
↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 517.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 363.

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.
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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Jagdgeschwader 300, 301 and 302

Konrad Bauer Anton Benning Klaus Bretschneider Walther Dahl¹ (Oak Leaves) Hajo Herrmann² (Oak Leaves & Swords) Ernst-Erich Hirschfeld Peter Jenne Walter Loos Kurd Peters Willi Reschke Kurt Welter³ (Oak Leaves) Hermann Wischnewski

¹ Knight's Cross with JG 3. ² Knight's Cross with KG 4, Swords with the 30th Fighter Division. ³ Oak Leaves with NJGr 10.

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