Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach

Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach
Born	10 December 1912 Hofgeismar
Died	9 February 1945(1945-02-09) (aged 32) Idstein
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer (1934-1935) Luftwaffe (1935-1944)
Years of service	1934-1944
Rank	Oberst (Posthumously)
Unit	Kampfgeschwader 54
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Second Battle of Kharkov Battle of Stalingrad Italian Campaign Operation Steinbock Operation Overlord Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach (10 December 1912 – 2 February 1945) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot 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. Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach was killed on 2 February 1945 over Idstein, Germany.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (11 May 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 7 October 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of II./Kampfgeschwader 76
  • 696th Oak Leaves on 14 January 1945 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 54 (J)

Footnotes

• ^a Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a title, translated as Baron, not a first or middle name. The female forms are Freifrau and Freiin.

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
• 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Military offices
Preceded by Oberstleutnant Walter Marienfeld	Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 54 1 April 1943 – 2 February 1945	Succeeded by Major Hansgeorg Bätcher