Josef Enzensberger

Josef Enzensberger
Born	21 August 1914 Sonthofen
Died	6 September 1975(1975-09-06) (aged 61) Ostertal
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Template:Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	SG 10
Battles / wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Josef Enzensberger (21 August 1914 – 6 September 1975) was a highly decorated 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.

Awards and decorations

• Aviator badge
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (8 May 1944)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (13 June 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 February 1945 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 10
• Russian Front Medal (Schlachtgeschwader 10 was formed in 1943 and served exclusively on the Russian Front)
• German-Italian Africa Medal (he was wounded in Africa)
• Luftwaffe 4 years Service Medal (his first awards were in 1939 and his last was 1945). He also may have served prior to the war, but would have at least received the four year medal.
• Wound Badge (at least the black badge for wounds received when shot down in North Africa - given that he served the entire war, he was very likely wounded more than once and had earned the silver or gold wound badge)

References

Bibliography

• Brütting, Georg (1992) [1976]. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 (in German) (7th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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)
• Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3. {{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)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com