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Major Wilhelm "Willi" Batz (21 May 1916 in Bamberg – 11 September 1988 in Mauschendorf/Ebern in Unterfranken) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace. Willi Batz flew 445 combat missions and claimed 237 enemy aircraft shot down. 234 of these victories were achieved over the Eastern front, including at least 46 Il-2 Sturmoviks, but he did claim three victories, including one four-engine bomber against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) over the Ploieşti oil fields. He was wounded three times and was shot down four times. Batz was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

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  • Wilhelm Batz
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  • Major Wilhelm "Willi" Batz (21 May 1916 in Bamberg – 11 September 1988 in Mauschendorf/Ebern in Unterfranken) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace. Willi Batz flew 445 combat missions and claimed 237 enemy aircraft shot down. 234 of these victories were achieved over the Eastern front, including at least 46 Il-2 Sturmoviks, but he did claim three victories, including one four-engine bomber against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) over the Ploieşti oil fields. He was wounded three times and was shot down four times. Batz was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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serviceyears
  • *1935–1945 *1956–1972
Birth Date
  • 1916-05-21(xsd:date)
Commands
  • *III./
Branch
  • *
death place
  • in the clinic at Mauschendorf/Ebern in Unterfranken
Nickname
  • Willi
Name
  • Wilhelm Batz
Caption
  • Wilhelm Batz
Birth Place
  • Bamberg
Title
  • Commander of Flugzeugführerschule S
  • Commander of Lufttransportgeschwader 63
Awards
  • Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
death date
  • 1988-09-11(xsd:date)
Rank
  • *Major *
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  • 150(xsd:integer)
Allegiance
  • *
Battles
  • *
Before
  • none
  • Oberst Joachim Pötter
Years
  • --01-31
  • January 1961 – September 1961
After
  • Oberst Horst Merkwitz
  • Oberst Horst Rudat
placeofburial
  • Leverkusen-Opladen
abstract
  • Major Wilhelm "Willi" Batz (21 May 1916 in Bamberg – 11 September 1988 in Mauschendorf/Ebern in Unterfranken) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace. Willi Batz flew 445 combat missions and claimed 237 enemy aircraft shot down. 234 of these victories were achieved over the Eastern front, including at least 46 Il-2 Sturmoviks, but he did claim three victories, including one four-engine bomber against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) over the Ploieşti oil fields. He was wounded three times and was shot down four times. Batz was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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