Nickname(s) "Sepp" Commands held Flak-Regiment 116 Role Member of Parliament | Years of service 1936–45
1956–74 Name Josef Prentl Other work Politician | |
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Rank Major (Wehrmacht)
Oberst (Bundeswehr) Battles/wars World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Voronezh (1942)
Operation Shingle Died July 16, 1996, Mittenwald, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Battle of Voronezh, Battle of Anzio, World War II Service/branch Luftwaffe (1936–1945), Bundeswehr (1956–1974) | ||
Josef "Sepp" Quirin Prentl (14 October 1916 – 16 July 1996) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Josef Prentl joined the post-war Bundeswehr in 1956, retiring in 1974 as an Oberst. From 1974 to 1978 he served in the Bavarian parliament as a member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria party.
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