Karl Schrepfer

Karl Schrepfer
Born	10 February 1917 Augsburg
Died	6 September 1946(1946-09-06) (aged 29) Wertheim am Main
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Major
Unit	StG 1 SG 151 SG 1
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Battle of Crete Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Karl Schrepfer (10 February 1917 – 6 September 1946) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. 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. During his career he flew 800+ missions.

Awards and decorations

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "800"
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (7 October 1941)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (29 June 1940)
• German Cross in Gold (10 January 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 16 November 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 6./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1
  • (850th) Oak Leaves on 28 April 1945 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 1

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: ref=harv (link) 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)
• 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)
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Luftwaffe 1939-1945 History

Military offices
Preceded by Hauptmann Friedrich Lang	Commander of III. Schlachtgeschwader 1 1 May 1944 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None