leon21 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Luftwaffe Ace Major Walter " Nowi " Nowotny of Jagdgeschwader 7. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Nowotny was given a state funeral in Vienna. The guard of honor was composed of his friend Karl Schnörrer, Oberst Gordon Gollob, Major Rudolf Schoenert, Hauptmann Heinz Strüning, Major Josef Fözö and Major Georg Christl. The eulogy was delivered by General der Jagdflieger Adolf Galland and Generaloberst Otto Deßloch. Nowotny was buried at the Zentralfriedhof in Vienna in a grave of honor sponsored by the city of Vienna, which was still part of Germany. Following an initiative by the Austrian Green Party and debates in the Vienna Landtag, a resolution supported by Social Democrats and Greens was passed to remove the status of honor in 2003 . His grave has been desecrated several times. It has lost recognition as a Grave of Honour by the City of Vienna, but has been since officially recognised as a war grave. (Wikipedia) Grave at the Centralfriedhof Wien and the memorial at the crash site near Bramsche, which was recently removed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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