Konrad Knabe

Konrad Knabe
Born	18 September 1915 Weißenfels
Died	27 March 1996(1996-03-27) (aged 80) Memmingen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe German Air Force
Years of service	?–1945 1956–73
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Aufklärungs-Gruppe 124
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Konrad Knabe (18 September 1915 – 27 March 1996) was a highly decorated Major 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 in Gold
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (23 December 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 April 1943 as Hauptmann and leader of a Kette ("chain" or flight of three) in Fernaufklärungs Staffel Lappland (1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 124) (AOK 20. Gebirgsarmee)^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 215.

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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

"Der doppelte Entscheid". Der Spiegel 47/1957 (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2013.
"Konrad Knabe". World War 2 Awards.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Luftwaffe aerial reconnaissance force

Willy Hofmann Richard Hofsäss Lothar Kmitta Konrad Knabe Wilhelm Knapp Fritz Köhler Kurt Kohlhagen Walter Krauß¹ (Oak Leaves) Peter-Eberhard Müllensiefen Walter Patry Hans Pentzien Armin Pfaffendorf Helmut Pleß Ernst Sorge Werner Spindler Johannes Weineck Karl-Heinz Wilke

¹ Oak Leaves with Schlachtgeschwader 1.

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