Karl Schrepfer
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Karl Schrepfer | |
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Born | 10 February 1917 Augsburg |
Died | 6 September 1946 Wertheim am Main |
(aged 29)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1937–45 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | StG 1 SG 151 SG 1 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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.[Notes 1]
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Awards and decorations
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "800"
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (7 October 1941)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 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[2]
- (850th) Oak Leaves on 28 April 1945 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 1[3][Note 1]
Notes
- ↑ The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.[4]
References
Citations
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. Unknown parameter
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Notes
- ↑ For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces
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Preceded by Hauptmann Friedrich Lang |
Commander of III. Schlachtgeschwader 1 1 May 1944 – 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
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- 1917 births
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- People from Augsburg
- Luftwaffe pilots
- German World War II pilots
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- People from the Kingdom of Bavaria