Otto Würfel
Lt. Otto Würfel (3 December 1920 – 22 December 1944) was a former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Otto Würfel was credited with 79 arial victories all over the Eastern Front (World War II). In 1944 his aircraft had a mid air collision with another Luftwaffe aircraft over the Rogachev–Zhlobin offensive and he was captured by the Russians and died in a POW camp. Career

Würfel began his career on March 10, 1939. In 1942 he was assigned to 9./JG 51. For a brief time he worked as a flight instructor. He accumulated 79 kills while fighting over the Eastern front. On February 23, 1944 Würfel was piloting his FW 190 over Rogachev when he collided with another Luftwaffe pilot: Heinrich Dittlmann. Würfel survived and was captured by the Russians. One parachute was seen after the crash. He was a prisoner of war and he contracted Typhus and died at Camp 280/5 near Stalino. Awards
 Air Force Pilot Badge
 Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe
 Frontflugspange für Jäger in Bronze
 Frontflugspange für Jäger in Silber
 Frontflugspange für Jäger in Gold
 German Cross 
 Iron Cross
 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross May 1944

See also
 List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (W)
 List of World War II aces from Germany
 List of World War II flying aces

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1944 deaths
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