Friedrich Geisshardt

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Friedrich Geisshardt
22 January 1919 (1919-01-22) – 5 April 1943 (aged 24)
Place of birth	Sonnefeld, Oberfranken
Place of death	near Ghent, Belgium
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1937–1943
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	LG 2, JG 77, JG 26
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Friedrich "Fritz" Geisshardt (22 January 1919 – 5 April 1943) was a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II.

"Fritz" Geisshardt was credited with 102 victories in 642 combat missions. He achieved 63 of his victories over the Eastern front. In his total are at least seventeen Spitfires.

[edit] Awards

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (13 July 1941)
German Cross in Gold (24 April 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross (30 August 1941)
- Oak Leaves (23 June 1942)

[edit] References

Friedrich Geisshardt @ Aces of the Luftwaffe

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See also: List of top World War II aces and List of World War II aces from Germany