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Eduard Lindinger

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Years of service
  
?–1945 1956–65

Died
  
2004, Arnstorf, Germany

Unit
  
Kampfgeschwader 1

Name
  
Eduard Lindinger

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptfeldwebel (Bundeswehr)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Eastern Front

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Eastern Front, World War II

Eduard Lindinger (17 January 1915 – 1 September 2004) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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 was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Aviator badge
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (23 February 1942)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold on 18 May 1942 as Feldwebel in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 1
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 December 1942 as Feldwebel and pilot in the 7./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"

    • References

    Eduard Lindinger Wikipedia
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