Fritz Tegtmeier

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Fritz Tegtmeier
30 July 1917(1917-07-30)8 April 1999 (aged 81)
Place of birth Sundern, district of Lübbecke
Allegiance Flag of Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Rank Oberleutnant
Unit JG 54, JG 7
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves

Fritz Tegtmeier (12 March 191513 March 1943) was a German World War II Luftwaffe 146 victories Flying ace and recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

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  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.