Johannes Pfeiffer

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Johannes Pfeiffer
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Born 8 December 1916
Babst
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Timmendorfer Strand
Allegiance  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service ?–1945
1956–75
Rank Hauptmann (Wehrmacht)
Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Unit Lehrgeschwader 1
Erprobungsgruppe 210
Sturzkampfgeschwader 5
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Johannes Pfeiffer (8 December 1916 – 26 December 1994) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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. During his career he flew 200 combat missions. In 1956 he joined the Bundeswehr and rose to the rank of Oberst, retiring in 1975.

Awards and decorations

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Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. .

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