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Karl Heinz Wilke

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
?–1945

Unit
  
Aufklarungsgruppe 4

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Rank
  
Leutnant

Name
  
Karl-Heinz Wilke

Born
  
7 April 1923 Nordenham (
1923-04-07
)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Eastern Front

Dr. Karl-Heinz Wilke (born 7 April 1923) was a Leutnant 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
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold (20 March 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 November 1944 as Leutnant and pilot and observer in the 2.(H)/Aufklarungs-Gruppe 4

    • References

    Karl-Heinz Wilke Wikipedia
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