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Years of service
  
1929–45 1959–68

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine, Luftwaffe

Name
  
Karl-Hermann Lion

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Balkans Campaign Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa

Died
  
May 2, 1994, Saarlouis, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Balkan Campaign, Battle of Crete, Operation Barbarossa, World War II

Unit
  
Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, Sturzkampfgeschwader 101

Karl-Hermann Lion (5 November 1911 – 2 May 1994) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. 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. Karl-Hermann Lion joined the Bundeswehr in 1959 and retired in 1968 as an Oberstleutnant.

Awards

  • Aviator badge
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold (1 December 1941)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 June 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitan of the 9./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1

    • References

    Karl-Hermann Lion Wikipedia
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