Reinhard Aigen

Reinhard Georg Aigen

Born	20 May 1913 Heidenheim
Died	19 September 1943(1943-09-19) (aged 30) Orsha, Belarus
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1935–1943
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	Kampfgeschwader 4
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Operation Weserübung Battle of the Netherlands Battle of Belgium Battle of France Battle of Britain Balkans Campaign Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Battle of Kursk
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Reinhard Georg Aigen (20 May 1913 – 19 September 1943) was a German Luftwaffe flight engineer and 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. Reinhard Aigen was killed on 19 September 1943 at Orsha. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944.

Awards

Sudetenland Medal (28 September 1939)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (24 October 1939)
- 1st Class (12 September 1940)
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold (25 March 1941)
Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (20 June 1941)
Wound Badge
- in Black (11 September 1943)
Eastern Front Medal (3 August 1942)
German Cross in Gold (6 March 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 9 June 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Bordmechaniker 7. / Kampfgeschwader 4 ^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 98.

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). 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.

Persondata
Name	Aigen, Reinhard
Alternative names
Short description	German flight engineer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	20 May 1913
Place of birth	Heidenheim, Germany
Date of death	19 September 1943
Place of death	Orsha, Belarus

Reinhard Aigen

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