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Knight Cross Holders from KG40
Hello , I new to this forum and this is my first post , I hope that somebody can help me with my following request . I am looking for a list of members from KG 40 who were awarded the Knights Cross or higher during the war , thank you .
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Re: Knight Cross Holders from KG40
www.das-ritterkreuz.de
Name Einheit Verl.-Dat. Buchholz, Hans 1./KG 40 24.03.1941 Daser, Edmund 1./KG 40 21.02.1941 Fliegel, Fritz I./KG 40 25.03.1941 Jope, Bernhard 2./KG 40 30.12.1940 Konschegg v. Pramburg, Lambert III./KG 40 28.02.1945 Mayr, Rudolf 9./KG 40 18.05.1943 Mons, Rudolf I./KG 40 18.09.1941 Petersen, Edgar I./KG 40 21.10.1940 Schlosser, Heinrich 2./KG 40 18.09.1941 Stahnke, Karl-Heinz 3./KG 40 20.10.1944 |
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Re: Knight Cross Holders from KG40
Wilhelm Schmitter, 19.09.42 as an Oblt and pilot of II./KG 40.
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Re: Knight Cross Holders from KG40
Presume you are after I & III/KG 40 names to which you can add Hanns Heise and Martin Vetter, both of whom flew with KG 40 but got the RK with other Geschwader
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Re: Knight Cross Holders from KG40
Many thanks for all the help gentlemen , it is exactly what I am looking for .I am posting a signed photo of a Luftwaffe Knights Cross Holder from my collection that I got many years ago , sadly I had a house fire last year and I lost alot of my collection and details of some of my photo collection . I believe this man served in KG 40 , can anybody name him for me please ? You can click on the photos for better details , thanks.
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Re: Knight Cross Holders from KG40
Are you sure about Schmitter?
Major Schmitter, Wilhelm* 18.12.1913 Rheydt/Rheinland+ 08.11.1943 Ritterkreuz am: 19.09.1942 als: Oberleutnant Funktion: Flugzeugführer II./KG 2 432. Eichenlaub am: 24.03.1944 als Major Staffelkapitän 15./KG 2 Oberstleutnant Heise, Hanns* 01.02.1913 Treuenbrietzen, Krs. Jüterbog+ 18.05.1992 Köln Ritterkreuz am: 03.09.1942 als: Hauptmann Funktion: Kommandeur IV./KG 76Bes. Vermerke: Laut Kampfflieger-Asse RK in der I./KG 76. Bundeswehr: Von 1956 bis 30.09.1971. Zuletzt: Brigadegeneral Vetter, Martin* 20.04.1905 Yabin/Deutsch-Neuguinea+ 25.09.1982 Ritterkreuz am: 16.05.1940 als: Major Funktion: Kommandeur II./KG 26 |
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Re: Knight Cross Holders from KG40
Schmitter was with 4/KG 40-II/KG 40 after it convereted to Me 410 became V/KG 2
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