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Horst Baldauf

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Leutnant

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Years of service
  
?-1944

Name
  
Horst Baldauf

Unit
  
Fernaufklarungs-Gruppe 22

Battles/wars
  
World War II Eastern Front

Died
  
June 10, 1944, Vinnytsia, Ukraine

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Eastern Front, World War II

Horst Baldauf (24 May 1920 – 10 June 1944) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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. Horst Baldauf was killed in action on 10 June 1944. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross 8 August 1944.

Awards

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (21 September 1942)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold on 24 June 1943 as Leutnant in the 3.(H)/Aufklarungsgruppe 11
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1944 as Leutnant and Beobachter (Observer) in the 2./Fernaufklarungsgruppe 22

    • References

    Horst Baldauf Wikipedia
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