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Revision as of 05:19, 21 August 2016
Josef Kraft | |
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| Born | 8 February 1921 Vienna |
| Died | 16 October 1994 (aged 73) Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Template:Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1940–45 |
| Rank | Hauptmann |
| Unit | NJG 4 NJG 5 NJG 6 NJG 1 |
| Commands | 12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Josef Kraft (8 February 1921 – 16 October 1994) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Kraft claimed 56 aerial victories.[Note 1]
Awards
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (31 March 1944)
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold (18 February 1945)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 23 July 1944 as Oberleutnant in the 8./NJG 6[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Notes
- ^ For a list of Luftwaffe night fighter aces see List of German World War II night fighter aces.
- ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the 7./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6.[4]
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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
{{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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
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External links
Template:KCwithOL Template:Knight's Cross recipients of NJG 6 Template:Knight's Cross recipients of NJG 1
