Herbert Dawedeit

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Herbert Dawedeit Rank Oberfeldwebel		Years of service ?–1945 Service/branch Luftwaffe Unit Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Battles/wars World War II Eastern Front Died August 3, 1999, Bad Lauterberg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Eastern Front, World War II

Herbert Dawedeit (30 May 1914 – 3 August 1999) 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

Aviator badge

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (25 January 1942)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

German Cross in Gold (7 September 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 February 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77

References

Herbert Dawedeit Wikipedia

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