Wolfgang Brückner
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Wolfgang Brückner | |
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Born | 26 May 1920 Dresden |
Died | 14 July 1943 over Silesia | (aged 23)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Template:Luftwaffe |
Years of service | ?–1943 |
Rank | Hauptmann (Posthumously) |
Unit | Kampfgeschwader 1 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wolfgang Brückner (26 May 1920 – 14 July 1943) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot. Brückner was killed on 14 July 1943 over Silesia, Germany. He was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann and on 5 December 1943 was simultaneously awarded the Knight's Cross.
Awards
- Aviator badge
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (20 December 1941)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (13 September 1939)
- 1st Class (21 May 1940)
- German Cross in Gold on 4 May 1942 as Leutnant in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 1[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 December 1943 (posthumously) as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[2]
References
Citations
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.
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