Bio of Willibald Zipfel (1919-1964)

Full nama: Willibald Zipfel
Nickname: unknown
Date of Birth: 8 July 1919 at Herne, Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany)
Date of Death: 2 February 1964 at Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (West Germany)
NSDAP Number: unknown
SS Number: unknown
Academic Title: unknown
Family Member: unknown
Physical Feature: unknown

Beförderungen (Promotion):
Unknown

Karriere (Career):
Unknown
 
Orden und Ehrenzeichen (Medals and Decorations):
00.00.19__ Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse
00.00.19__ Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse
21.12.1942 Ehrenpokal fur besondere Leistung im Luftkreig
12.01.1943 Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
06.12.1944 Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, as Feldwebel and Bordfunker in 3.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Schlachtgeschwader 2 (SG 2) "Immelmann"

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* Willibald Zipfel received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 6 December 1944 as Feldwebel and Bordfunker in 3.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Schlachtgeschwader 2 (SG 2) "Immelmann". The medal was awarded after participation in ~950 sorties as the radio operator of Stuka pilot Heinrich Meyering.
* For some unknown reason, he was transferred from the Luftwaffe to Panzertruppen, as shown in the picture above!


Source :
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2376063#p2376063
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/28017/Zipfel-Willibald.htm