Udo Cordes

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Years of service ?–1945 Died 2007, Dortmund, Germany		Name Udo Cordes Service/branch Luftwaffe
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Rank Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant of the Reserves (Bundeswehr) Battles/wars World War II Eastern Front Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Eastern Front, World War II Unit Kampfgeschwader 3, Schlachtgeschwader 2

Udo Cordes (22 July 1921 – 7 March 2007) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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

Aviator badge

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe

in Bronze

in Silver

in Gold

in Gold with Pennant

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (22 August 1942)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

German Cross in Gold (7 November 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 June 1943 as Leutnant and pilot in the 9.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lutzow"

References

Udo Cordes Wikipedia

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