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Ernst Sorge

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Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Years of service
  
1935–45 1956–65

Name
  
Ernst Sorge

Died
  
21 May 1992(1992-05-21) (aged 80) Gieboldehausen

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Unit
  
Aufklarungs-Gruppe 124 Sonderkommando Elbe

Ernst Sorge (25 January 1912 – 21 May 1992) 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.

Awards

  • Spanish Cross in Silver with Swords
  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (7 October 1941)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • German Cross in Gold (7 February 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Hauptmann and pilot in the 1.(F)/Aufklarungs-Gruppe 124 (Kette Lappland)
  • References

    Ernst Sorge Wikipedia


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