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Gerhard Studemann

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Nickname(s)
  
Stutz

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1939–1945

Name
  
Gerhard Studemann

Died
  
6 December 1998(1998-12-06) (aged 78) Trier

Gerhard "Stutz" Studemann (19 June 1920 – 6 December 1998) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gerhard Studemann is credited with destroying more than 50 tanks in 996 missions.

Awards and decorations

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "900"
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (13 July 1941)
  • 1st Class (20 August 1941)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (2 April 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold on 21 August 1942 as Leutnant in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 77
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 26 March 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitan of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
  • 813th Oak Leaves on 28 March 1945 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 77

    • References

    Gerhard Studemann Wikipedia
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