Franz Oswald

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Years of service ?–1945 Unit SG 9		Service/branch Luftwaffe Rank Hauptmann Name Franz Oswald
Died 13 January 2003(2003-01-13) (aged 87) Munich

Franz Oswald (9 August 1915 – 13 January 2003) 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 and decorations

Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with "300" Pennant (15 January 1945)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

German Cross in Gold (4 June 1943)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 October 1944 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitan of the 13.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 9

References

Franz Oswald Wikipedia

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