Gunther Bleckmann

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Years of service ?-1944 Name Gunther Bleckmann		Service/branch Luftwaffe Unit SG 1 SG 2
Died 4 June 1944(1944-06-04) (aged 29) Stanita, Romania Rank Major of the Reserves (Posthumously)

Gunther Bleckmann (30 November 1914 – 4 June 1944) was a German Luftwaffe ace 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. Gunther Bleckmann was killed on 4 June 1944 over Stanita, Romania. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 and was later promoted to Major der Reserve. During his career he was credited with 33 victories, all of them over the Eastern Front.

Awards

Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (11 October 1943)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Eastern Front Medal

German Cross in Gold on 14 November 1943 as Hauptmann in the II./Schlachtgeschwader 1

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and Staffelkapitan of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 2 and leader of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"

References

Gunther Bleckmann Wikipedia

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