Ludwig Beckmann

Ludwig "Lutz" Beckmann
Nickname "Lutz"
Born 26 October 1895
Dortmund
Died 20 January 1965(1965-01-20) (aged 69)
Osnabrück
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Deutsches Heer (1914–1917)
Luftstreitkräfte (1917–1918)
Luftwaffe (1930's-1945)
Years of service 1914–1918
1930's–1945
Rank Oberst der Reserve
Unit Jasta 6
Jasta 48
Jasta 56
Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 500
Commands held Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 500
Battles/wars

World War I
World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ludwig "Lutz" Beckmann (26 October 1895 – 20 January 1965) was a German Luftstreitkräfte ace during World War I and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Ludwig Beckmann claimed eight aerial victories during World War I all on the Western Front. Two victims of his victories were British aces Harold Mellings and Herbert A. Patey.[1]

Awards

References

Citations
  1. ^ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/beckmann.php Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 108.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
  • 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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