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Ernst Bohm

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1935–45

Name
  
Ernst Bohm

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Died
  
2 April 1987(1987-04-02) (aged 71) Leverkusen

Unit
  
Condor Legion Flak-Regiment 241 Flak-Regiment 24

Ernst Friedrich Emil Bohm (23 February 1916 – 2 April 1987) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also 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. Ernst Bohm was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was released in 1946.

Awards and decorations

  • War Cross (Spain, 4 May 1939)
  • Medalla de la Campana de Espana (4 May 1939)
  • Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (6 June 1939)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (24 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (2 July 1940)
  • Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (16 February 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 June 1943 as Hauptmann and Chef 2./Flak-Regiment 241 (mot.)

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