Ernst-Erich Hirschfeld
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Ernst-Erich Hirschfeld | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 August 1918 Breslau |
| Died | 28 July 1944 (aged 25) Erfurt |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Template:Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | ?-1944 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant |
| Unit | JG 54 JG 300 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Ernst-Erich Hirschfeld (25 August 1918 – 28 July 1944) was a |German Luftwaffe fighter pilot during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II of Nazi Germany. On 28 July 1944, Ernst-Erich Hirschfeld died after his parachute failed to open after he bailed out from his damaged Messerschmitt Bf 109. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 24 October 1944. During his career he was credited with 24 aerial victories, 23 on the Western Front and 1 on the Eastern Front.
Awards
- German Cross in Gold on 10 September 1944 as Oberleutnant in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 300[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 October 1944 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 300.[2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
{{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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 978-0-8041-1696-1.
