Theodor Nordmann

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Theodor Nordmann
18 December 1918(1918-12-18) — 19 January 1945 (aged 26)
Nickname "Theo"
Place of birth Dorsten
Place of death near Insterburg
Allegiance Flag of Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service 1937-1945
Rank Major
Unit StG 1
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Major Theodor Nordmann (born 18 December 1918 in Dorsten – Killed in flying accident 19 January 1945 near near Insterburg) was a German World War II Luftwaffe Stuka ace[1].

His radio operator and gunner, Feldwebel Gerhard Rothe, was one of only 15 Stuka gunners to be honored with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces
  • Berger, Florian, Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2006. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
  • Brütting, Georg. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 - 1945. Motorbuch, Stuttgart, 1995. ISBN 3-87943-433-6.
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
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