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Paul Strobel

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
?–1943

Unit
  
Kampfgeschwader 4

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Name
  
Paul Strobel

Died
  
19 September 1943(1943-09-19) (aged 34) Orsha, Belarus

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Paul Strobel (9 April 1909 – 19 September 1943) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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. Paul Strobel was killed on 19 September 1943 over Orsha, Belarus. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 26 March 1944.

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Awards and decorations

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • in Bronze (15 June 1941)
  • in Silver (?)
  • in Gold (4 June 1942)
  • in Gold with Pennant (15 October 1942)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (8 July 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (4 February 1942)
  • in Silver (11 September 1943)
  • Eastern Front Medal (3 June 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold (4 May 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitan of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"

    • References

    Paul Strobel Wikipedia
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