Josef Kraft
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Josef Kraft | |
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File:Josef Kraft.jpg | |
Born | 8 February 1921 Vienna |
Died | 16 October 1994 Fürstenfeldbruck |
(aged 73)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/branch | ![]() |
Years of service | 1940–45 |
Rank | Hauptmann |
Unit | NJG 4 NJG 5 NJG 6 NJG 1 |
Commands held | 12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Josef Kraft (8 February 1921 – 16 October 1994) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace 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. Kraft claimed 56 aerial victories.[Note 1]
Awards
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (31 March 1944)
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold (18 February 1945)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 23 July 1944 as Oberleutnant in the 8./NJG 6[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Notes
- ↑ For a list of Luftwaffe night fighter aces see List of German World War II night fighter aces.
- ↑ According to Scherzer as pilot in the 7./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6.[4]
References
Citations
Bibliography
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- 1921 births
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- Luftwaffe pilots
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- German World War II flying aces
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- People from Vienna