Willy Tscherning

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Willy Tscherning Service/branch Luftwaffe		Years of service 1936–45 Rank Oberfeldwebel Unit Kampfgeschwader 1
Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Stalingrad Demyansk Pocket Battle of Kursk Operation Bagration Died 2012, Borna, Leipzig, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Willy Tscherning (15 June 1917 – 20 January 2012) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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. Willy Tscherning was captured by American forces on 6 May 1945, and was released from captivity on 1 May 1946.

Awards

Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (9 February 1942)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

German Cross in Gold on 21 August 1942 as Feldwebel in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 1

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Bordfunker (aerial radio operator) in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"

References

Willy Tscherning Wikipedia

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