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Walter Storp (2 February 1910 – 9 August 1981) was a German World War II Luftwaffe bomber pilot and commander of various bomber wings. Walter Storp was the twenty-second recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 14 July 1941. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Storp survived the war with the rank of Generalmajor and commander of the 5th Fliegerdivision in Norway, he was captured by the British and released in 1948. ==Military career== August Franz Walter Storp was born on 2 February 1910 in Schnecken, East Prussia, the son of a forester. After he received his ''Abitur'' (diploma) in 1928 he joined the military service in the Reichsmarine on 1 April 1928. His military training began at the Naval Academy Mürwik in Flensburg-Mürwik followed by a tour on board the cruiser ''Emden'' and the ''Köln'', as well a numerous flying courses at the ''Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule'' (German Air Transport School) in Warnemünde. He then transferred to the military service of the Luftwaffe on 1 October 1934.〔Schumann 2007, pp. 185, 187.〕 Holding the rank of ''Oberleutnant'' he served in the ''Bordfliegerstaffel'' 1./106 (on board flyers squadron) until February 1936. From May to September he was a pilot aboard the heavy cruiser ''Admiral Scheer'', participating in the ship's first cruise of the Spanish Civil War in August 1936.〔Kaiser 2010, p. 71.〕 He was assigned to the ''Reichsluftfahrtministerium'' (RLM—Ministry of Aviation) on 1 October 1938 and at the same time became the chief pilot of general Hans Jeschonnek. Serving briefly with KG 30 in early 1940, Storp became temporary ''Gruppenkommandeur'' of III ''gruppe,'' KG 4 between May and August 1940. He was then appointed ''Gruppenkommandeur'' (Group Commander) of II./Kampfgeschwader 76 (II./KG 76—2nd Group of the 76th Bomber Wing) on 12 September 1940. He and his crew performed a successful low-altitude attack over the English Midlands on 27 September 1940. This feat earned him the first of two references in the ''Wehrmachtbericht''. This was also the first time a combat pilot and his crew were mentioned in the ''Wehrmachtbericht''. The ''Wehrmachtbericht'' was an information bulletin issued by the headquarters of the Wehrmacht.〔Schumann 2007, p. 185.〕 In April 1941 Storp was appointed ''Geschwaderkommodore'' of Schnellkampfgeschwader 210, leading the unit during operations against the Soviet Union during 1941. He then was transferred to a RLM staff appointment in October 1941, before a further move in September 1942, as ''Geschwaderkommodore'' of Kampfgeschwader 6. A return to KG 76 occurred in June 1944, while in February 1945 he became Commander of the ''5th Flieger-Division'' until the end of the war. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walter Storp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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