Robert Olejnik (pilot)

Robert Olejnik
Born	9 March 1911 Essen-Borbeck
Died	29 October 1988 (aged 77) Munich
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Major
Unit	JG 3, JG 1, Ekdo 16, JGr Süd, JG 400, EJG 2
Commands held	4./JG 1
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Robert Olejnik (9 March 1911 – 29 October 1988) was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II. He was credited with 41 aerial victories claimed in some 680 combat missions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (17 September 1940)
  • 1st Class (21 September 1940)
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (18 July 1941)^[1]
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for fighter pilots in Gold (5 May 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 4./JG 1^{[2][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer on 30 July 1941 as pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 3.^[3]

References

Citations

1. Obermaier 1989, p. 176.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 329.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 577.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 978-0-8041-1696-1.