Rudolf Abrahamczik
Rudolf Abrahamczik | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 April 1920 Kunzendorf |
| Died | 4 December 1996 (aged 76) Ibbenbüren |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1939–45 |
| Rank | Hauptmann |
| Unit | KG 2 KG 40 KG 51 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Rudolf Abrahamczik (17 April 1920 – 4 December 1996) was a German Luftwaffe bomber 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
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold (29 July 1942)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 21 September 1942 as Leutnant and pilot[2][Note 1]
- German Cross in Gold on 12 January 1943 as Leutnant in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 40[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 February 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelführer of the 14./Kampfgeschwader 2[4][5]
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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) - Kaiser, Jochen (2010). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger—Band 1 (in German and English). Bad Zwischenahn, Germany: Luftfahrtverlag-Start. ISBN 978-3-941437-07-4.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - MacLean, French L. (2007). Luftwaffe Efficiency & Promotion Reports — For the Knight's Cross Winners. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Military History. ISBN 978-0-7643-2657-8.
- 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) - Patzwall, Klaus D. (2008). Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3.
{{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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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