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Ignatz Schweizer

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Ignatz Schweizer

Rank
  
Feldwebel

Years of service
  
?–1944

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Battles/wars
  
World War II Eastern Front

Died
  
1944, Tapioszentmarton, Hungary

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Eastern Front, World War II

Unit
  
Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Schlachtgeschwader 10

Ignatz Schweizer (13 June 1919 – 26 October 1944) was a highly decorated Feldwebel 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 and decorations

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold (17 May 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 September 1944 as Feldwebel and pilot in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 10

    • References

    Ignatz Schweizer Wikipedia
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