Bruno Stolle

Bruno Stolle
File:Bruno Stolle.jpg
Born	13 April 1915 Münster
Died	Rheinbach
Allegiance	Nazi Germany West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945, 1956–72
Rank	Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	LG 1 JG 51 JG 2 JG 11 EKdo Ta 152
Commands held	III./JG 2 I./JG 11
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Defence of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Bruno Stolle (13 April 1915 – 22 January 2004) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Bruno Stolle was credited with 35 aerial victories in 271 combat missions.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 15 September 1941 as Oberleutnant in a Jagdgeschwader
• German Cross in Gold on 29 October 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 2
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1943 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"

References

Bibliography

• Schumann, Ralf (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 des LG 1 (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-013-9.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Aces of the Luftwaffe

Military offices
Preceded by Hauptmann Egon Mayer	Commander of III./Jagdgeschwader 2 1 July 1943 – February 1944	Succeeded by Hauptmann Herbert Huppertz
Preceded by Hauptmann Walter Matoni	Commander of I./Jagdgeschwader 11 November 1944 – 25 November 1944	Succeeded by Hauptmann Rüdiger Kirchmayr