Karl-Hermann Millahn

Karl-Hermann Millahn
Born	9 December 1916 Dassow
Died	7 October 1981(1981-10-07) (aged 64) Werne and der Lippe
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	KG 76 EkG 1
Commands held	IV./KG 76 III./EkG 1
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front Mediterranean Campaign Battle of the Bulge
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl-Hermann Millahn (9 December 1916 – 7 October 1981) 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.

Awards and decorations

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (15 June 1942)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (13 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 February 1944 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the Stabsstaffel/Kampfgeschwader 76

References

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. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com

Military offices
Preceded by Maj Günter Beyer	Gruppenkommandeur of IV./KG 76 24 June 1944 – 31 December 1944	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by None	Gruppenkommandeur of III./EkG 1 1 January 1945 – 23 February 1945	Succeeded by Maj Diether Lukesch