Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Emil Eitel | Years of service 1934–44 Rank Hauptmann | |
Unit Luftwaffen-Jager-Regiment 30 Commands held III./Luftwaffen-Jager-Regiment 30 Battles/wars World War II
Annexation of Austria
Annexation of the Sudetenland
Battle of Moscow
Battle of the Caucasus
Riga Offensive (1944) Died September 14, 1944, Riga, Latvia Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Anschluss, Battle of Moscow, Battle of the Caucasus, Riga Offensive, World War II Service/branch German Army (1934–1938), Luftwaffe (1938–1944) |
Emil Eitel (6 June 1915 – 14 September 1944) 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 was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Emil Eitel was killed on 14 September 1944 near Riga, Latvia during the Riga Offensive (1944).
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