Franz Gapp
Franz Gapp | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 July 1919 Erbach an der Donau |
| Died | 8 September 2015 (aged 96) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/ |  Luftwaffe German Air Force |
| Years of service | 1937–45 1956–71 |
| Rank | Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptfeldwebel (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | IV./LG 1 III./KG 6 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Franz Gapp (8 July 1919 – 8 September 2015) was an Oberfeldwebel 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. Gapp died in September 2015 at the age of 96.[1][2]
Career
Gapp completed 400 missions in the Ju-88 fighter-bomber in IV./LG-1, III./KG (J)-6 and ended up flying the Me-262, scoring several aerial victories over B-24s and downed one P-38 Lightning
Awards and decorations
- Aviator badge
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (8 June 1942)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 21 August 1942
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 September 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 8./Kampfgeschwader 6[3]
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) - 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.
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