Albert Celerin

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Albert Celerin Rank Hauptmann		Years of service 1939–1945 Service/branch Luftwaffe
Unit Aufklarungsgruppe 11 Fernaufklarungsgruppe 4 Battles/wars World War II Eastern Front Died December 31, 1997, Vienna, Austria Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War II, Eastern Front

Albert Celerin (8 September 1912 – 31 December 1997) was a German Luftwaffe Reconnaissance pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

Aviator badge

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (18 May 1942)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Eastern Front Medal

German Cross in Gold on 17 October 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 4.(F)/Aufklarungsgruppe 11

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 October 1944 as Oberleutnant and pilot and observer in the Fernaufklarungs-Gruppe 4"

References

Albert Celerin Wikipedia

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