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Werner Panse

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Years of service
  
?–1945 1956–81

Died
  
1995

Name
  
Werner Panse

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberst (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
  
Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, Schlachtgeschwader 1

Werner Panse (19 December 1921 – 23 June 1995) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also 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

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (7 September 1942)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold (25 March 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelfuhrer of the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 1

    • References

    Werner Panse Wikipedia
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