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Gunther Frenzel

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1938–45

Name
  
Gunther Frenzel

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Rank
  
Leutnant

Died
  
12 March 2011(2011-03-12) (aged 94) Eitorf

Unit
  
Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1

Gunther Frenzel (19 March 1919 – 12 March 2011) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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

  • Sudetenland Medal
  • Aviator badge
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (19 June 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 December 1942 as Feldwebel and pilot in the 11./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1

    • References

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