Alfred Banholzer

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Alfred Banholzer Rank Hauptmann		Years of service ?–1945 Service/branch Luftwaffe Unit Kampfgeschwader 55
Battles/wars World War II Battle of the Netherlands Battle of Belgium Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk Died December 27, 1980, Wellendingen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Banholzer (8 September 1912 – 27 December 1980) was a German Luftwaffe bomber 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

Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (26 July 1943)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Eastern Front Medal

German Cross in Gold on 27 October 1943 as Hauptmann in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 55

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 January 1945 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitan of the 1./Kampfgeschwader 55 "Greif"

References

Alfred Banholzer Wikipedia

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