Fritz Aechtner

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Fritz Aechtner Service/branch Luftwaffe		Years of service 1934–45 Rank Oberfeldwebel Other work Carpentry

Unit Nahaufklarungs-Gruppe 5 Battles/wars World War II Eastern Front Died May 1, 2007, Nuremberg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Eastern Front, World War II

Fritz Aechtner (4 March 1916 – 1 May 2007) was a German Luftwaffe reconnaissance pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class and 1st Class (1942)

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 13 September 1942 as Oberfeldwebel and observer

German Cross in Gold on 12 January 1943 as Oberfeldwebel in the 2.(H)/Aufklarungsgruppe 21

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 December 1944 as Oberfeldwebel, pilot and observer in the 1./Nahaufklarungs-Gruppe 5

References

Fritz Aechtner Wikipedia

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