Background
Dommeratzky was born on 3 May 1916 at Löderburg, near Staßfurt in Sachsen-Anhalt.
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Otto Dommeratzky
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Dommeratzsky flew his first combat missions over Poland and in the French campaign with World War II(South)/Lehrgeschwader 2 (LG 2). He later operated over the Balkans in spring 1941 and participated in the invasion of Russia in June 1941. In January 1942, World War II(South)/LG 2 was redesignated Schlachtgeschwader 1 (SG 1), and during 1942 and 1943, Dommeratzky served with 8./SG 1, over the central and southern sectors of the Eastern Front, predominantly in the anti-tank role.
By spring 1944 Dommeratzky was serving with 6.
(SG 2), mainly operating in the fighter escort role to “Panzerjägers” Ju 87G"son In the summer of 1944 he served as an instructor with 6./SG 151 based at Proßnitz.
Although he could have used his parachute, Dommeratzky attempted a forced landing to save the life of his mechanic. Both were killed in the subsequent crash of his Fw 190.
Leutnant Dommeratzky was posthumously awarded the Eichenlaub on 25 November 1944.
Otto Dommeratzky was credited with 38 victories in about 600 missions, all on the Eastern Front. Bibliography.
Achievements
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Aviator badge Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "600" Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 July 1941) 1st Class (16 September 1941) Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (21 September 1942) German Cross in Gold on 3 October 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the 8.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 1 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 5 January 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 1 665th Oak Leaves on 25 November 1944 as Leutnant and Staffelführer in the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 2.
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On 13 October 1944, Dommeratzky had taken off in an his Focke-Wulf Fw 190 F-3 "Yellow 4", with a member of his groundcrew stowed in the fuselage, on a transfer flight to the Eastern Front when over Slawital he encountered United States Army Air Forces escort fighters on a sweep and his aircraft was badly shot up.
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Nationality
Germany