Otto Edler von Ballasko

Otto Edler von Ballasko
Otto Edler von Ballasko
Born	29 April 1919 Reichenberg
Died	5 February 2005(2005-02-05) (aged 85) Vienna
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1938–1945
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Kampfgeschwader 1
Commands held	9./Kampfgeschwader 1
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Britain The Blitz Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk Allied invasion of Sicily
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Export Merchant

Otto Edler von Ballasko (29 April 1919 – 5 February 2005) 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 Edler von Ballasko was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released later that year.

Awards

• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• Demyansk Shield
• German Cross in Gold (19 January 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 13 August 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 104.

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.
• Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 0-8041-1696-2.

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939–1945

Persondata
Name	von Ballasko, Otto Edler
Alternative names
Short description	German bomber pilot and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	29 April 1919
Place of birth	Reichenberg, Czech Republic
Date of death	5 February 2005
Place of death	Vienna, Austria