Albert Celerin
Albert Celerin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 July 1921 Eger, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 31 December 1997 (aged 76) Vienna, Austria |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Hauptmann |
| Unit | Aufklärungsgruppe 11 Fernaufklärungsgruppe 4 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Albert Celerin (8 September 1912 – 31 December 1997) was a German Luftwaffe Reconnaissance pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Aviator badge
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (18 May 1942)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 17 October 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 4.(F)/Aufklärungsgruppe 11[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 October 1944 as Oberleutnant and pilot and observer in the Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 4"[2]
References
Citations
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) - Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
{{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.
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External links
Template:Knight's Cross recipients of the Luftwaffe reconnaissance force
