Edmund Wagner

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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 IIBattle of BritainOperation 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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