Rudolf Ehrenberger

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Rudolf Ehrenberger Rank Oberfeldwebel		Years of service ?–1944 Service/branch Luftwaffe Unit Jagdgeschwader 53

Battles/wars World War IIOperation BarbarossaSiege of MaltaDefence of the Reich Died March 8, 1944, Wittenberge, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Malta, Defence of the Reich, World War II

Rudolf Ehrenberger (25 August 1915 – 8 March 1944) was a German Luftwaffe ace 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. Rudolf Ehrenberger was killed on 8 March 1944 near Wittenberge, Germany. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 6 April 1944. During his career he was credited with 49 aerial victories.

Awards

Aviator badge

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 19 October 1941 as Feldwebel and pilot

German Cross in Gold on 9 September 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the I./Jagdgeschwader 53

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Flugzeugfuhrer (pilot) in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 53

References

Rudolf Ehrenberger Wikipedia

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