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Ernst Jansa

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Birth name
  
Ernst Jansa

Commands held
  
Flak-Sturm-Regiment 12

Rank
  
Oberst

Years of service
  
1917–45

Name
  
Ernst Jansa

Battles and wars
  
World War I, World War II

Born
  
18 October 1899 Prague, Bohemia (
1899-10-18
)

Allegiance
  
Czechoslovakia  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II

Died
  
September 25, 1974, Puchheim, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Service/branch
  
Military of the Czech Republic, Luftwaffe

Ernst Jansa (18 October 1899 – 25 September 1974) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (9 April 1941)
  • 1st Class (14 May 1941)
  • German Cross in Gold on 25 February 1942 as Major in the II./Flak-Regiment 24
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 31 October 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of the Flak(Sturm) -Regiment 12 (motorized)
  • 726th Oak Leaves on 1 February 1945 as Oberst and commander of the Flak-Sturm-Regiment 12
  • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 19 October 1944

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