Hermann Eggers

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Years of service ?–1945 1957–1971 Name Hermann Eggers		Unit Flak-Regiment 64
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Service/branch Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr) Rank Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) Battles/wars World War II Eastern Front Defence of the Reich Died April 2, 2006, Nuremberg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Eastern Front, Defence of the Reich, World War II

Hermann Eggers (25 October 1914 – 2 April 2006) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also 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

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black or Silver

Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge

Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe

Eastern Front Medal

German Cross in Gold (19 January 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 August 1942 as Hauptmann and chief of the 3./Flak-Regiment 64

References

Hermann Eggers Wikipedia

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