Josef Steudel

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Josef Steudel Rank Hauptmann		Years of service 1938–45 Service/branch Luftwaffe Unit Kampfgeschwader 2
Battles/wars World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa Died May 4, 2004, Wernersville, Pennsylvania, United States Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Battle of Britain

Josef Steudel (21 July 1917 – 4 May 2004) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and 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 in Gold

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (20 June 1941)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (9 September 1940)

1st Class (25 September 1940)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (19 October 1940)

German Cross in Gold on 21 August 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 2

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1944 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitan of the 8./Kampfgeschwader 2

Armelband Kreta

References

Josef Steudel Wikipedia

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