Wilhelm Brennecke

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Rank Oberfeldwebel Name Wilhelm Brennecke		Years of service 1935–45 Unit Kampfgeschwader 55
Died 4 March 1998(1998-03-04) (aged 79) Peine Service/branch Heer (1935–36) Luftwaffe (1936–45)

Wilhelm Brennecke (9 August 1918 – 4 March 1998) was a German Luftwaffe bomber 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

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (31 August 1942)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

German Cross in Gold on 14 November 1942 as Unteroffizier in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 55

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 55

References

Wilhelm Brennecke Wikipedia

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