| Caption | German pilot Oberleutnant Theodor Rossiwall preparing to enter his Bf 110 fighter, western France, summer 1940 ww2dbase | |||||||
| Photographer | Folkerts | |||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseGerman Federal Archive | |||||||
| Identification Code | Bild 101I-341-0496-33 | |||||||
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| Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
| Added Date | 12 Oct 2010 | |||||||
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"Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue."Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, 16 Mar 1945
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LUFTWAFFE PILOTS FLEW UNTIL THEY DIED OR WERE INJURIED: Staffelkapitan Oblt.Theodor Rossiwall of 5./ZG26 climbs aboard his Bf-110 twin engine fighter. He flew in the Battle of Britain and credited w/five victories and flew 400 combat missions.Flew in the Spanish Civil War, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Greece, Crete and Russia. Later reassigned to 6./NJG 4 and later was Commander of II./NJG 4. In 1944 he was seriously injuried in a takeoff accident and never returned to operational flying.