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Josef Blumel

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1940–44

Name
  
Josef Blumel

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Rank
  
Feldwebel

Died
  
19 September 1944(1944-09-19) (aged 24) near Riga, Latvia

Unit
  
10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 3

Josef Blumel (15 August 1920 – 19 September 1944) 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. Josef Blumel was killed on 19 September 1944 near Riga, Latvia. Josef Blumel was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 January 1945.

Awards

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold on 1 January 1945 as Feldwebel in the III./Schlachtgeschwader 3
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 January 1945 as Feldwebel and pilot in the 10.(Panzer)/Schlachtgeschwader 3

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