Heinrich Paepcke
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Heinrich Paepcke | |
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Born | 11 December 1910 Wattenscheid |
Died | 17 October 1942 over Malta |
(aged 31)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1935–42 |
Rank | Major (Posthumously) |
Unit | KG 30 KG 77 |
Commands held | III. KG 30 II. KG 77 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Heinrich Paepcke (11 December 1910 – 17 October 1942) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Heinrich Paepcke was killed on 17 October 1942 over the island of Malta, he was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 19 December 1942 and was promoted to Major.
Awards and decorations
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (21 September 1942)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 5 September 1940 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 7./Kampfgeschwader 30[1]
- 154th Oak Leaves on 19 December 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 30[2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. Unknown parameter
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- 1910 births
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- People from Bochum
- People from the Province of Westphalia
- Luftwaffe pilots
- German World War II pilots
- People from the Rhine Province
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Aviators killed by being shot down