Nickname(s) "Pitt" Years of service ?–1945
?–1960 | Name Konrad Bauer | |
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Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Service/branch Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht)
Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr) Rank Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht)
Hauptmann (Bundeswehr) Battles/wars World War II
Defense of the Reich Died June 17, 1990, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War II, Defence of the Reich Unit Jagdgeschwader 51, Jagdgeschwader 3, Jagdgeschwader 300 | ||
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Konrad Bauer (9 February 1919 – 17 June 1990) was a Luftwaffe fighter pilot during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Bauer claimed 57 aerial victories, 39 over the Western Front and 18 over the Eastern Front.
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Bauer claimed his first of 18 victories over the Eastern Front on 20 March 1943. In 1944 he was transferred to the Western Front where claimed another 39 victories. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 October 1944 after his 34th victory. After the war he joined the new Luftwaffe and retired as a Hauptmann in 1960.
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