Career
Omert claimed 70 aerial victories in over 700 missions, including 125 fighter-bomber and ground attack mission. He also claimed 25 aircraft destroyed on the ground. Emil Omert was awarded the Knight"s Cross on 19 March 1942 for 50 victories.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
He was killed on 24 April 1944 after attacking United States Army Air Force four engine bombers over Finta Mare, Romania. He was shot and killed by marauding United States fighter aircraft while hanging in his parachute.
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