Oskar Dinort
| Oskar Dinort | |
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| Born |
23 June 1901 Berlin-Charlottenburg |
| Died | 27 May 1965 (aged 63) Cologne |
| Allegiance |
 Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
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| Service/branch |
Army (Wehrmacht) Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1919–45 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands held | II./LG 2, StG 2 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Oskar Dinort (23 June 1901 – 27 May 1965) was a Stuka pilot in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany. He was the first Stuka pilot to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Oskar Dinort was born in Berlin-Charlottenburg. He volunteered for military service 1919 and joined the Freikorps der Gardekavallerie-Schützendivision and became a Fähnrich in the Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 2 in 1921. He was promoted to Leutnant in 1923 as well as an enthusiastic glider pilot. Promoted to Oberleutnant in 1928 he set a 14 hours and 43 minutes Gliding World Record. He won the in 1931, and participated in the second FAI International Tourist Plane Contest Challenge 1930 (10th place).
Dinort was transferred to the still secret Luftwaffe in 1934 where he was posted to the "Reklamestaffel Mitteldeutschland" (Advertisement Staffel). His next posting was as a Hauptmann (captain) in the Stab of I./Jagdgeschwader 132 (JG 132—132nd Fighter Wing) and Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of III./Jagdgeschwader 134 (JG 134—134th Fighter Wing) until he was called into in Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Ministry of Aviation) by Ernst Udet on 31 March 1935.
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