Herbert Bauer (pilot)

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Herbert Bauer Service/branch Luftwaffe		Years of service 1939–1945 Role Pilot Rank Major

Commands held I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 II./SG 103 Battles/wars World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Siege of Leningrad Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation Other work Advisor to Argentine Air Force Died March 24, 1997, Buenos Aires, Argentina Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Unit Sturzkampfgeschwader 2, Schlachtgeschwader 2

Herbert Bauer (16 April 1919 – 24 March 1997) was a highly decorated Major 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. Herbert Bauer is credited with flying 1071 missions during the war. After the war Herbert Bauer acted as an advisor to the Argentine Air Force.

Awards and decorations

Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "1000"

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (20 July 1941)

1st Class (30 October 1941)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

in Gold

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (8 December 1941)

German Cross in Gold on 27 March 1942 as Leutnant in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 31 December 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitan of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"

618th Oak Leaves on 30 September 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"

References

Herbert Bauer (pilot) Wikipedia

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