Konrad Bauer
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Nickname(s) | "Pitt" |
Born | 9 February 1919 Gelsenkirchen |
Died | 17 June 1990 Gelsenkirchen |
(aged 71)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
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Years of service | ?–1945 ?–1960 |
Rank | Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht) Hauptmann (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | JG 51 JG 3 JG 300 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Konrad Bauer (9 February 1919 – 17 June 1990) was a Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Bauer claimed 57 aerial victories, 39 over the Western Front and 18 over the Eastern Front. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Career
Konrad Bauer claimed his first of 18 victories over the Eastern Front on 20 March 1943. In 1944 he was transferred to the Western Front where he would claim another 39 victories. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 October 1944 after his 34th victory. After the war he joined the new Luftwaffe and retired as a Hauptmann in 1960.
Awards
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (31 March 1944)[1]
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 10 July 1944 as Feldwebel in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 300[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 October 1944 as Feldwebel and pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 300[3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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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- 1919 births
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- Luftwaffe pilots
- German World War II flying aces
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German Air Force personnel