Karl-Heinrich Welzel

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Karl-Heinrich "Heinz" Welzel
Nickname	"Heinz"
Born	28 August 1916 Breslau
Died	6 February 2002(2002-02-06) (aged 85) Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1936–1945
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	StG 77 SG 10
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of Stalingrad Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Crimean Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl-Heinrich "Heinz" Welzel (28 August 1916 – 6 February 2002) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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. During his career he flew 600+ missions.

Awards and decorations

Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "600"
Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (1 November 1943)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (16 January 1944)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 September 1944 as Feldwebel and pilot in the 7. / Schlachtgeschwader 10 ^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 358.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe 1941 – 1945 Volume II Dive Bomber and Attack Aircraft] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3.
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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Schlachtgeschwader 10

Erich Axthammer Josef Enzensberger Manfred Goetze Paul Günther Günter Honnefeller Georg Jakob¹ (Oak Leaves) Bernhard Johannes Ernst Orzegowski Herbert Piske Klaus Riebicke Norbert Schmitt Ignatz Schweizer Heinrich Starke Karl-Heinrich Welzel Leopold Wenger

¹ Knight's Cross with Sturzkampfgeschwader 77.

Persondata
Name	Welzel, Karl-Heinrich
Alternative names
Short description	German pilot and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	28 August 1916
Place of birth	Breslau, Silesia
Date of death	6 February 2002
Place of death	Germany

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