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Rudolf Trenn

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Rudolf Trenn

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Years of service
  
1939–43

Place of burial
  
France

Rank
  
Hauptmann


Buried at
  
war cemetery at Bourdon, France

Unit
  
Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 Schlachtgeschwader 77 Schnellkampfgeschwader 10

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa

Died
  
April 16, 1943, Poix, France

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Yugoslavia, Battle of Greece, Battle of Crete, Operation Barbarossa, World War II

Rudolf Trenn (22 November 1917 – 16 April 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. Rudolf Trenn was killed on 16 April 1943 in a flying accident near Poix, France.

Awards and decorations

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (10 February 1942)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold (29 June 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 May 1943 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitan in the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 77

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