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Erhard Nippa

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Years of service
  
?–1945 1956–81

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Name
  
Erhard Nippa

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Italian Campaign Eastern Front

Died
  
June 27, 2003, Bellheim, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Italian Campaign, Eastern Front, World War II

Unit
  
Jagdgeschwader 2, Schnellkampfgeschwader 10

Erhard Nippa (7 February 1922 – 27 June 2003) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Erhard Nippa joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1981 as an Oberst.

Awards

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold (29 April 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the 15./Schnellkampfgeschwader 10

    • References

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