Gerhard Krems

Gehard Krems

Born	4 May 1920 (1920-05-04) (age 91) Dresden
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1938–1945
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Crimea Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Krems (born 4 May 1920) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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

Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant
- in Bronze (22 April 1941)
- in Silver (25 July 1941)
- in Gold (10 October 1941)
- in Gold with Pennant (20 December 1942)
Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (26 October 1941)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (21 October 1940)
- 1st Class (18 November 1940)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (30 June 1941)
Eastern Front Medal (25 November 1942)
Crimea Shield (25 March 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 3 September 1943 as Leutnant and Flugzeugführer in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 224.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.

Persondata
Name	Krems, Gerhard
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	4 May 1920
Place of birth	Dresden, Germany
Date of death
Place of death

Gerhard Krems

Awards and decorations

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