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Carl August Petersen

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1936–45

Unit
  
Kampfgeschwader 27

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Rank
  
Major

Name
  
Carl-August Petersen

Died
  
23 November 1980(1980-11-23) (aged 68) Bad Bodenteich

Carl-August Petersen (26 May 1912 – 23 November 1980) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. 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 in Gold
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold (15 November 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 March 1942 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitan of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"

    • References

    Carl-August Petersen Wikipedia
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