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Gerhard Czernik

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Unit
  
Condor Legion KG 2

Name
  
Gerhard Czernik

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Years of service
  
1935–41

Other work
  
Police officer

Place of burial
  
Ysselsteyn, Netherlands

Rank
  
Major

Buried at
  
Ysselsteyn, Netherlands (Block C-row 6-grave 143)

Battles/wars
  
Spanish Civil War World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Balkans Campaign Channel Front

Died
  
1941, Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Spanish Civil War, Invasion of Poland

Gerhard Czernik (12 January 1913 – 20 October 1941) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and 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

  • Aviator badge
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
  • Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (26 February 1941)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 May 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitan of the 6./Kampfgeschwader 2

    • References

    Gerhard Czernik Wikipedia
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