Arnulf Blasig

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Arnulf Blasig
Born 30 December 1913
Berlin
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Herborn
Allegiance  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service 1936–1945
1950s–1972
Rank Major (Wehrmacht)
Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Unit Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Lehrgeschwader 1
Sturzkampfgeschwader 5
Commands held IV./LG 1
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Arnulf Blasig (30 December 1913 – 13 November 1998) was a highly decorated Major 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. In the 1950s he joined the Bundeswehr and retired in 1972 as an Oberst.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 45.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 114.

Bibliography

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Military offices
Preceded by
Hauptmann Walter Klemme
Gruppenkommandeur of IV. (Stuka)Gruppe/LG 1
1 July 1941 – 27 January 1942
Succeeded by
Redesignated as Sturzkampfgeschwader 5