Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach
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Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach
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Born | 10 December 1912 Hofgeismar |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Idstein |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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Heer (1934-1935) Luftwaffe (1935-1944) |
Years of service | 1934–44 |
Rank | Oberst (Posthumously) |
Unit | Kampfgeschwader 54 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach[a] (10 December 1912 – 2 February 1945) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. 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. Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach was killed on 2 February 1945 over Idstein, Germany.
Awards
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 11 May 1942 as Hauptmann in the II./Kampfgeschwader 76[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 7 October 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of II./Kampfgeschwader 76[2]
- 696th Oak Leaves on 14 January 1945 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 54 (J)[3]
Footnotes
- a Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
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Preceded by
Oberstleutnant Walter Marienfeld
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Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 54 1 April 1943 – 2 February 1945 |
Succeeded by Major Hansgeorg Bätcher |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Kampfgeschwader 76
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1 Oak Leaves with Kampfgeschwader 54. 2 Oak Leaves with a Kampfgruppe in the Luftkriegsschule 5. 3 Oak Leaves with Schnellkampfgeschwader 210.
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Kampfgeschwader 54
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1 Knight’s Cross with Kampfgeschwader 76.
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- 1912 births
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- People from Hofgeismar
- Luftwaffe pilots
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- German World War II pilots
- Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in Germany
- People from Hesse-Nassau
- Barons of Germany
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