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Paul Friedrich Darjes

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Years of service
  
1931–45 1956–69

Service/branch
  
German Army, Luftwaffe

Name
  
Paul-Friedrich Darjes

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

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant i.G (Wehrmacht) Oberst i.G (Bundeswehr)

Commands held
  
II./StG 1 II./SG 1 ZG 1

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Eastern Front

Died
  
February 20, 1989, Bad Schwartau, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Eastern Front, World War II

Paul-Friedrich Darjes (20 March 1911 – 20 February 1989) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant i.G 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
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (14 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (17 June 1940)
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 20 July 1942 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 October 1942 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Schlachtgeschwader 1

    • References

    Paul-Friedrich Darjes Wikipedia
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