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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Edmund Wagner

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Unit
  
Jagdgeschwader 51

Years of service
  
?–1941

Died
  
November 13, 1941

Rank
  
Oberfeldwebel

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, World War II

Edmund Wagner (5 December 1914 – 13 November 1941) was a German Luftwaffe ace 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. Edmund Wagner was killed on 13 November 1941 near Pawmutowka, Russia after being hit by Soviet flak. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 17 November 1941. During his career he was credited with 56 Aerial victories, 55 on the Eastern Front and 1 on the Western Front.

Awards

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (1 September 1941)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 November 1941 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 51

    • References

    Edmund Wagner Wikipedia
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