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Erich Patz

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
?–1943

Unit
  
SG 2

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Rank
  
Oberfeldwebel

Name
  
Erich Patz

Died
  
25 October 1943(1943-10-25) (aged 28) Krivoy Rog, Ukraine

Erich Patz (6 June 1915 – 25 October 1943) 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

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (1 February 1943)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold (2 July 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 February 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"

    • References

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