Eginhard Weißmann

Prof. Dr. Eginhard Weißmann
Born	28 April 1923 Ludwigsburg
Died	6 February 1998(1998-02-06) (aged 74) Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1942–45
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	StG 2 SG 2
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Kursk Crimean Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Mainz

Prof. Dr. Eginhard Weißmann (28 April 1923 – 6 February 1998) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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. During his career he flew 740 missions. Weißmann received a doctorate degree from the University of Mainz in experimental physics in 1954.

Awards and decorations

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "700"
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (9 August 1943)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold on 17 October 1943 as Leutnant in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 September 1944 as Leutnant and pilot in the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"

References

Bibliography

• Brütting, Georg (1992) [1976]. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 (in German) (7th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• 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)
• Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3. 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
• Luftwaffe 1939-1945 History