Werner Stumpf

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Werner Stumpf
Born	15 March 1917 Berlin
Died	13 October 1942(1942-10-13) (aged 25) near El Alamein
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1935–1942
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	JG 53
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Siege of Malta North African Campaign Battle of Gazala
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner Stumpf (15 March 1917 – 13 October 1942) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Stumpf claimed 48 aerial victories, 2 over the Western Front, 23 over the Eastern Front and 23 over the Mediterranean Front. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Career

Werner Stumpf joined the Luftwaffe in 1935, he participated in the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain. During the Battle of Britain he claimed his first two victories. Stumpf then participated in Operation Barbarossa, during which he claimed another 23 victories. In late 1941 he participated in the Siege of Malta where he claimed 6 more victories. During the North African Campaign he added another 17 to his total. He was awarded the Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross on 13 August 1942. On 13 October 1942 he was killed by anti-aircraft fire near El Alamein.

Awards

Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (25 February 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 August 1942 as Oberfeldwebel and Flugzeugführer in III./ Jagdgeschwader 53 ^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 338.

Bibliography

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

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Franz Barten Helmut Belser Heinz Bretnütz Wilhelm Crinius (Oak Leaves) Fritz Dinger Rudolf Ehrenberger Alfred Franke Franz Götz Heinz Golinski Jürgen Harder¹ (Oak Leaves) Eduard Isken Helmut Lipfert² (Oak Leaves) Stefan Litjens Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn (Oak Leaves) Hans-Karl Mayer Julius Meimberg Gerhard Michalski³ (Oak Leaves) Werner Mölders⁴ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Friedrich-Karl Müller (Oak Leaves) Hermann Neuhoff Hans Roehrig Herbert Rollwage (Oak Leaves) Franz Schieß Erich Schmidt Herbert Schramm⁵ (Oak Leaves) Günther Seeger Werner Stumpf Wolfgang Tonne (Oak Leaves) Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke⁶ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Walter Zellot

¹Oak Leaves with JG 11. ²Knight's Cross with JG 52. ³Oak Leaves with JG 4. ⁴Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds with JG 51. ⁵Oak Leaves with JG 27. ⁶Oak Leaves and Swords with JG 3.

Persondata
Name	Stumpf, Werner
Alternative names
Short description	German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	15 March 1917
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Date of death	13 October 1942
Place of death	El Alamein, Egypt

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