Joachim Petzold

Joachim Petzold
Born	26 February 1913 Loschwitz
Died	23 July 1991(1991-07-23) (aged 78) Salem
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service / branch	Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr)
Years of service	1934–45 ?–71
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst i.G. (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Kampfgeschwader 27
Commands	I./Kampfgeschwader 27
Battles / wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Joachim Petzold (26 February 1913 – 23 July 1991) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe and an Oberst i.G. in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (29 June 1942)
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Eastern Front Medal
• Crimea Shield
• German Cross in Gold (21 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 May 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"

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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht