- Otto Fönnekold
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Otto Fönnekold 
Born 15 February 1920
HamburgDied 31 August 1944 (aged 24)
Ssaß-Budak, SiebenbürgenAllegiance 
Nazi GermanyService/branch 
LuftwaffeYears of service 1939 – 1944 Rank Hauptmann Unit JG 52 Commands held 5./JG 52 Battles/wars World War II Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The title of this article contains the character ö. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Otto Foennekold.Otto Fönnekold (15 February 1920 – 31 August 1944) was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Fönnekold was credited with 136 victories. All but three of his victories were claimed over the Soviet Air Forces in about 600 combat missions.[1]
Fönnekold claimed three United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) P-51 Mustang's on 31 August 1944. He was bounced on his landing approach at Ssaß-Budak by P-51 Mustang's. One of the .50 caliber projectiles penetrated his heart. Nevertheless he landed his Bf 109 G-6 (WNr. 441931 "black 9") before succumbing to his injury.
Awards
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (9 August 1943)
- German Cross in Gold on 16 August 1943 as Feldwebel in the 5./JG 52[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Leutnant and pilot in the II./JG 52[3]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
- 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 0-8041-1696-2.
External links
- "Jagdgeschwader 52". Otto Fönnekold. http://www.jg52.net/ritterkreuztraeger/otto-fonnekold/. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Jagdgeschwader 52Herbert Bachnick • Gerhard Barkhorn (Oak Leaves & Swords) • Wilhelm Batz (Oak Leaves & Swords) • Helmut Bennemann • Hans-Joachim Birkner • Hubertus von Bonin • Johannes Bunzek • Hans Dammers • Gustav Denk • Adolf Dickfeld (Oak Leaves) • Peter Düttmann • Heinz Ewald • Wilhelm Freuwörth • Otto Fönnekold • Heinrich Füllgrabe • Hermann Graf (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) • Karl Gratz • Berthold Graßmuck • Alfred Grislawski1 (Oak Leaves) • Friedrich Haas • Karl Hammerl • Erich Hartmann (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) • Gerhard Hoffmann • Dietrich Hrabak2 (Oak Leaves) • Berthold Korts • Walter Krupinski (Oak Leaves) • Gerhard Köppen (Oak Leaves) • Karl-Heinz Leesmann • Helmut Lipfert3 (Oak Leaves) • Rudolf Miethig • Willi Nemitz • Friedrich Obleser • Viktor Petermann • Werner Quast • Günther Rall (Oak Leaves & Swords) • Anton Resch • Rudolf Resch • Edmund Roßmann • Heinz Sachsenberg • Franz Schall • Heinz Schmidt (Oak Leaves) • Waldemar Semelka • Siegfried Simsch • Karl Steffen • Leopold Steinbatz (Oak Leaves & Swords) • Johannes Steinhoff4 (Oak Leaves & Swords) • Heinrich Sturm • Ernst Süß • Rudolf Trenkel • Friedrich Wachowiak • Hans Waldmann • Johannes Wiese (Oak Leaves) • Walter Wolfrum • Josef Zwernemann (Oak Leaves)
1 Oak Leaves with JG 1. 2 Knight's Cross with JG 54. 3 Oak Leaves with JG 53. 4 Swords with JG 77.This biographical article related to the German Air Force is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
