Georg Ackermann (pilot)

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Rank Leutnant Role Pilot Unit Kampfgeschwader 53		Years of service ?–1945 Name Georg Ackermann Service/branch Luftwaffe
Battles/wars World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok-Minsk Battle of Brody (1941) Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk Died December 16, 2007, Klotten, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg Ackermann (12 March 1918 – 16 December 2007) was a German Luftwaffe bomber 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

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

German Cross in Gold on 21 August 1942 as Feldwebel in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 March 1945 as Leutnant and Staffelkapitan and technical officer in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"

References

Georg Ackermann (pilot) Wikipedia

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