Richard Anders

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Years of service ?–1945 Name Richard Anders		Service/branch Luftwaffe Rank Oberleutnant
Died 9 September 1993(1993-09-09) (aged 78) Stade Unit Nahaufklarungs-Gruppe 12

Richard Anders (3 January 1915 – 9 September 1993) was a German Luftwaffe reconnaissance pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Wound Badge

in Black

in Silver

Eastern Front Medal

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 10 August 1942 as Leutnant and pilot

German Cross in Gold on 12 April 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 1.(H)/Aufklarungs-Gruppe 12

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 July 1944 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the 11.(H)/Nahaufklarungs-Gruppe 12

References

Richard Anders Wikipedia

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