Alfred Teumer

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Alfred Teumer
Born (1918-02-11)11 February 1918
Neustadt am Rübenberge
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Hesepe near Osnabrück
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Balkenkreuz.svg Luftwaffe
Years of service 1934–44
Rank Hauptmann
Unit JG 54, Kdo Nowotny
Commands held 2./JG 54, 7./JG 54, 2./Kdo Nowotny
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Teumer (11 February 1918 – 4 October 1944) was a German Luftwaffe flying ace during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He is credited with 76 aerial victories claimed in over 300 combat missions.

Career

Teumer, who was childhood friend of Martin Drewes,[1] took command of 2. Staffel of Kommando Nowotny flying the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. He was killed in a flying accident on 4 October 1944 at Hesepe airfield. His Me 262 A-1a (Werknummer 170 044—factory number) had suffered engine failure.[2]

Awards

Notes

  1. According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the III./Jagdgeschwader 54.[6]

References

Citations

  1. Drewes 2011, p. 23.
  2. Morgan & Weal 1998, p. 24.
  3. Obermaier 1989, p. 215.
  4. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 472.
  5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 420.
  6. Scherzer 2007, p. 740.

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