Franz Gapp

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Franz Gapp
Born 8 July 1919
Erbach an der Donau
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Allegiance  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service 1937–45
1956–71
Rank Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht)
Hauptfeldwebel (Bundeswehr)
Unit IV./LG 1
III./KG 6
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Franz Gapp (8 July 1919 – 8 September 2015) was an 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. Gapp died in September 2015 at the age of 96.[1][2]

Career

Gapp completed 400 missions in the Ju-88 fighter-bomber in IV./LG-1, III./KG (J)-6 and ended up flying the Me-262, scoring several aerial victories over B-24s and downed one P-38 Lightning

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