Konrad Bauer

For the German type designer, see Konrad Friedrich Bauer.

Konrad Bauer
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Nickname(s)	"Pitt"
Born	9 February 1919 Gelsenkirchen
Died	Gelsenkirchen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr)
Years of service	?–1945 ?–1960
Rank	Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht) Hauptmann (Bundeswehr)
Unit	JG 51 JG 3 JG 300
Battles/wars	World War II Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Konrad Bauer (9 February 1919 – 17 June 1990) was a Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Bauer claimed 57 aerial victories, 39 over the Western Front and 18 over the Eastern Front. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Career

Konrad Bauer claimed his first of 18 victories over the Eastern Front on 20 March 1943. In 1944 he was transferred to the Western Front where he would claim another 39 victories. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 October 1944 after his 34th victory. After the war he joined the new Luftwaffe and retired as a Hauptmann in 1960.

Awards

• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (31 March 1944)
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold on 10 July 1944 as Feldwebel in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 300
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 October 1944 as Feldwebel and pilot in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 300

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Aces of the Luftwaffe
• Ritterkreuztrager 1939–1945