Background
He was born on 29 January 1918 at Heilsberg in Ostpreußen and joined the Luftwaffe in 1938 as ground staff
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Arnold Doring
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Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Arnold Döring was credited with 23 aerial victories. After pilot training, he was posted in November 1940 to 9./Kampfgeschwader 53.
In the summer of 1942 he was transferred to 8./Kampfgeschwader 55 based on the Eastern Front.
He destroyed another six on the ground. During the day he shot down seven MiG-1 and MiG-3 fighters, and also flew bombing missions in the He 111.
In the summer 1943 Oberfeldwebel Döring undertook Wilde Sau missions flying single-engine fighters on night interception missions against Royal Air Force bombers. During his time with World War II/Jagdgeschwader 300, he claimed five night and three day victories.
In May 1944 he was transferred to 7./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2.
Two further victories were claimed on the night of 3/4 March 1945 over England during Operation Gisela. Arnold Döring was credited with 23 victories (13 at night) in 392 missions (348 as a bomber pilot). He recorded 13 victories at night, including three victories recorded over the Eastern Front.
10 of his victories were by day, including seven claimed over the Eastern Front and two United States Army Air Force B-17 four-engine bombers over the Western Front.
Döring was also very successful against ground targets, destroying 25 aircraft, 200 vehicles, about 70 wagons and locomotives, 16 tanks, four ammunition wagons, one tank platoon, eight bridges, and two ammunition dumps, and sinking one gunboat, two tankers and two freighters amounting to 18,000 BRT. After the war he joined the Bundeswehr in 1957 and retired in 1972. Bibliography.
Achievements
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Aviator badge Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 25 January 1942 as Unteroffizier and pilot Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class 1st Class German Cross in Gold (25 September 1942) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 April 1945 as Leutnant and pilot in 10./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3.
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Nationality
Germany
Awards
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; German Cross in Gold German Cross; Iron Cross; Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Aviator badge Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 25 January 1942 as Unteroffizier and pilot Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class 1st ClassKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross; German Cross in Gold German Cross; Iron Cross; Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Aviator badge Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 25 January 1942 as Unteroffizier and pilot Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class 1st Class