Edwin Bader

Edwin Bader
Born	(1915-09-19)19 September 1915 Eggenburg, Austria
Died	21 January 1944(1944-01-21) (aged 28) Finkenheerd, Germany
Allegiance	First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Österreichisches Bundesheer (1935–38) Heer (1938–39) Luftwaffe (1939–44)
Years of service	1935–44
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Nahaufklärungsgruppe 16 Nahaufklärungsgruppe 2
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Battle of Stalingrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Edwin Bader (19 September 1915 — 12 July 1944) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also 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. Edwin Bader died on 12 July 1944 in a training accident over Finkenheerd.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pendant
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• German Cross in Gold on 19 February 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 5.(H)/Aufklärungsgruppe 12
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Oberleutnant and observer in the 2./Nahaufklärungsgruppe 16

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
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945