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Bernhard Sartor

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Bernhard Sartor

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Unit
  
Kampfgeschwader 51

Years of service
  
?–1945

Died
  
1975, Koblenz, Germany

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Eastern Front

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Battle of Britain, Eastern Front, World War II

Bernhard Sartor (28 February 1913 – 9 February 1975) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross had been awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (1 August 1942)
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • in Bronze (27 June 1941)
  • in Silver (25 April 1942)
  • in Gold (7 July 1942)
  • in Gold with Pennant (15 January 1944)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (25 January 1941)
  • Eastern Front Medal (23 September 1942)
  • Crimea Shield (15 March 1943)
  • German Cross in Gold (2 December 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 July 1944 as Oberleutnant and Observer in the Stab/Kampfgeschwader 51

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