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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

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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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