Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn

Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn
Born (1910-10-20)20 October 1910
Died 24 June 1953(1953-06-24) (aged 42)
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Rank Oberst
Commands held JG 53
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn (20 October 1910 – 24 June 1953) was a German pilot during World War II who commanded the Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53). He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, which was Germany's highest military decoration at the time of its presentation to Maltzahn.

Maltzahn reached 68 victories before leaving JG 53 in October 1943, assuming various staff positions. In February 1945 he was detached to 9 Fliegerdivision, until the end of the war. Maltzahn flew 497 missions and claimed 68 victories, 67 of them in the west.

After the war Maltzahn worked in agriculture and later in the "Amt Blank", a forerunner of the Ministry of Defence, on the reconstruction of the German Air Force. He was a candidate for the position of Inspector of the Air Force. He died of Hodgkin's lymphoma on 24 June 1953 in Düsseldorf at the age of 42. The street "Günther-von-Maltzahn-Straße" in Fürstenfeldbruck was named after him.[1]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Josef-Priller-Straße". strassenkatalog.de (in German). Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Thomas 1998, p. 55.
  3. ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 293.
  4. 1 2 Scherzer 2007, p. 525.

  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Military offices
Preceded by
Major Hans-Jürgen von Cramon-Taubadel		 Commander of Jagdgeschwader 53 Pik As
October 1940 – October 1943		 Succeeded by
Major Friedrich-Karl Müller
Preceded by
unknown		 Commander of Jagdfliegerführer Oberitalien
October 5, 1943 – December, 1944		 Succeeded by
Oberst Eduard Neumann
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