Walter Oesau
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Walter Oesau was a highly decorated German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with over 100 aerial victories and known for his leadership of several elite fighter wings.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walter Oesau canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
German military personnel
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Luftwaffe pilot ⓘ World War II veteran ⓘ fighter ace ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
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German Cross in Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | high number of confirmed aerial victories in World War II ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Oesau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Walter ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Oberstleutnant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnitTypeCommanded | Jagdgeschwader (fighter wing) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Walter Oesau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Oesau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a leading Luftwaffe fighter ace
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commanding elite German fighter wings ⓘ |
| notableWork | air combat missions as a fighter ace ⓘ |
| numberOfAerialVictories | >=100 ⓘ |
| occupation |
fighter pilot
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military officer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jagdgeschwader 1
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Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" NERFINISHED ⓘ Jagdgeschwader 51 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 1
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Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" ⓘ Gruppenkommandeur in Jagdgeschwader 51 ⓘ |
| role |
squadron leader
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wing commander ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Defense of the Reich
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Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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