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Willi Reschke
Willi Reschke
Born(1922-02-03)3 February 1922
Mühlow, Prussia, Weimar Republic
Died5 July 2017(2017-07-05) (aged 95)
Thuringia
AllegianceWilli Reschke Nazi Germany
Service/branchBalkenkreuz (Iron Cross) Luftwaffe
Years of service1941–1945
RankOberfeldwebel (sergeant)
UnitJG 302
JG 301
Battles/wars
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World War II

  • Defense of the Reich
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Willi Reschke (3 February 1922 – 5 July 2017) was a Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II, credited with 27 aerial victories in 70 missions. In 1999, Reschke recounted his wartime experiences in print, published in English in 2005 as "Jagdgeschwader 301/302 'Wilde Sau': In Defense Of The Reich with the Bf 109, Fw 190 and Ta 152;" including writing about the late-war period he spent flying the exotic Focke-Wulf Ta 152 high-altitude fighter-interceptor designed by Kurt Tank.

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