Karl Schrepfer

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Karl Schrepfer
Born 10 February 1917
Augsburg
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Wertheim am Main
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service 1937–45
Rank Major
Unit StG 1
SG 151
SG 1
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Karl Schrepfer (10 February 1917 – 6 September 1946) 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. During his career he flew 800+ missions.[Notes 1]

Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.[4]

References

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 Thomas 1998, p. 286.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 316.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 85.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 102–111.

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Notes

  1. For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces

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Military offices
Preceded by
Hauptmann Friedrich Lang
Commander of III. Schlachtgeschwader 1
1 May 1944 – 8 May 1945
Succeeded by
None