Otto Bischoff

Otto Bischoff
Born	24 September 1915 Essen
Died	2 April 1942(1942-04-02) (aged 26) over Malta
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1942
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Kampfgeschwader 55
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Siege of Malta
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Bischoff (24 September 1915 – 2 April 1942) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot 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. Otto Bischoff was killed on 2 April 1942 over the island of Malta. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 3 May 1942.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (15 December 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 3 May 1942 (posthumously) as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 77^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 114.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. 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.
• 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.

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com

Persondata
Name	Bischoff, Otto
Alternative names
Short description	German bomber pilot and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	24 September 1915
Place of birth	Essen, Germany
Date of death	2 April 1942
Place of death	over Malta