Background
Walter Bordellé was born on 9 July 1918 in Metz, Alsace-Lorraine.
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He completed his fighter pilot training in 1938.
Career
He was awarded the Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944. The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Walter Bordellé joined the German Army straight from school.
Bordellé"s flying career began when he joined the German Air Transport School.
Then, Bordellé was assigned to the 4th Transport unit of the Kampfgruppe 800. Bordellé flew over Western Europe, and over Soviet Union.
As First Lieutenant, Walter Bordellé was awarded the Deutsche Kreuz in Gold on 16 March 1943. The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross principally was the highest award of Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during World World War World War II Walter Bordellé died at Nuremberg, on 22 January 1984.
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Nationality
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; German Cross in Gold German Cross; Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Eisernes Kreuz, IInd et Ist class. Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for Transportflieger German Cross in Gold on 16 March 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 4./Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 800 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the 5./TG 2Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; German Cross in Gold German Cross; Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Eisernes Kreuz, IInd et Ist class. Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for Transportflieger German Cross in Gold on 16 March 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 4./Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 800 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the 5./TG 2