Johannes Pfeiffer

Johannes Pfeiffer
Born	8 December 1916 Babst
Died	26 December 1994(1994-12-26) (aged 78) Timmendorfer Strand
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945 1956–75
Rank	Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Lehrgeschwader 1 Erprobungsgruppe 210 Sturzkampfgeschwader 5
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Johannes Pfeiffer (8 December 1916 – 26 December 1994) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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 200 combat missions. In 1956 he joined the Bundeswehr and rose to the rank of Oberst, retiring in 1975.

Awards and decorations

• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 October 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 12.(Stuka)/Lehrgeschwader 1

References

Bibliography

• 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Schumann, Ralf (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 des LG 1 (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-013-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)