Herbert Bauer (pilot)
| Herbert Bauer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 April 1919 Innsbruck, Austria |
| Died |
24 March 1997 (aged 77) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit |
StG 2 SG 103 SG 2 |
| Commands held |
I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 II./SG 103 |
| Battles/wars |
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
| Other work | Advisor to Argentine Air Force |
Herbert Bauer (16 April 1919 – 24 March 1997) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. 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. Herbert Bauer is credited with flying 1071 missions during the war.[Notes 1] After the war Herbert Bauer acted as an advisor to the Argentine Air Force.
Awards and decorations
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "1000"
- Iron Cross (1939)
-
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (8 December 1941)
- German Cross in Gold on 27 March 1942 as Leutnant in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2[2]
-
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 31 December 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" [3]
- 618th Oak Leaves on 30 September 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[4]
Notes
- ^ For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Brütting, Georg (1995). Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 [These were the German Stuka Aces 1939 – 1945] (in German). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch.
- Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe 1941 – 1945 Volume II Dive Bomber and Attack Aircraft] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag.
External links
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Ritterkreuztraeger 1939–1945
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