Rolf Kaldrack, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rolf Kaldrack

German flying ace

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1913

Place of Birth: Stargard, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 03-Feb-1942

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Rolf Kaldrack (25 June 1913 – 3 February 1942) was a Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II.
A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.
Kaldrack is credited with at least 24 aerial victories, 3 of which claimed during the Spanish Civil War flying with Aufklärungsgruppe 88 of the Condor Legion.Rolf Kaldrack and his aerial gunner Unteroffizier Enke were killed in action on 3 February 1942 south of Toropets.
Kaldrack flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110 E-1 "S9+IC" (Werksnummer 4057 — factory number), collided with a Mig-1 he had just shot down.
Posthumously he received the 70th Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.