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Lothar Kmitta

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Years of service
  
1939–45 1956–80

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Name
  
Lothar Kmitta

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Leutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)

Unit
  
Nahaufklarungs-Gruppe 5

Commands held
  
Jagdbombergeschwader 36

Battles/wars
  
World War II Eastern Front

Died
  
2009, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Eastern Front, World War II

Lothar Kmitta (19 January 1921 – 13 May 2009) was a highly decorated 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

  • Aviator badge
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (30 November 1942)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • German Cross in Gold (16 August 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1944 as Leutnant and pilot in the Nahaufklarungs-Gruppe 5

    • References

    Lothar Kmitta Wikipedia
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