Alfred Gies
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Alfred Gies | |
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Born | 7 April 1912 Weilburg |
Died | 21 May 1993 Frankfurt |
(aged 81)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
Years of service | ?–1945 ?–1964 |
Rank | Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptfeldwebel (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Schlachtgeschwader 2 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Alfred Gies (7 April 1912 – 21 May 1993) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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 Gold
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (30 April 1943)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (17 October 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 December 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 163.
Bibliography
- Brütting, Georg (1992) [1976]. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 (in German) (7th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6. Unknown parameter
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- 1912 births
- 1993 deaths
- People from Weilburg
- People from Hesse-Nassau
- Luftwaffe pilots
- German World War II pilots
- German Air Force personnel
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war