Theodor Rossiwall

Theodor Rossiwall
Born	12 October 1915 Vienna
Died	11 July 1979 (1979-07-12) (aged 63) Vienna
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) Austria
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	II./NJG 4, I./NJG 101, ZG 76
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Theodor Rossiwall (12 October 1915 – 11 July 1979) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Rossiwall claimed 19 aircraft shot down in over 400 missions. Among these 19 aerial victories are 2 victories claimed in the Spanish Civil War. He is one of the two pilots credited with the kill of the Royal Air Force (RAF) top ace Pat Marmaduke Pattle, on 20 April 1941, with Sophus Baagoe.

Awards

• Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (28 September 1940)
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 August 1941 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 5./ZG 26 "Horst Wessel"

External links

• Theodor Rossiwall in the German National Library catalogue

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Walter Grabmann	Commander of Zerstörergeschwader 76 August 1943 – 24 January 1944	Succeeded by Oberstleutnant Robert Kowalewski