Artur Pipan
| Artur Pipan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 December 1919 Velden am Wörther See, Austria |
| Died |
1 August 2009 (aged 89) Klagenfurt, Austria |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) Second Austrian Republic |
| Service/branch |
Luftwaffe Austrian Air Force |
| Years of service |
?–1945 1956–82 |
| Rank |
Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Brigadier (Bundesheer) |
| Unit |
StG 1 SG 1 |
| Commands held | I./SG 1 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Artur Pipan (5 December 1919 – 1 August 2009) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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. Artur Pipan was credited with flying 758 missions in which he destroyed 10 locomotives, 9 bridges 1 gun boat and numerous tanks. He joined the Bundesheer in 1956 and retired in 1982 as a Brigadier.
Awards and decorations
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (24 November 1941)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (August 1941)
- 1st Class (September 1941)
- German Cross in Gold (24 September 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[1]
See also
References
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 277.
- Bibliography
- Berger, Florian; Habisohn, Christian (2003). Ritterkreuzträger im Österreichischen Bundesheer 1955–1985 [Knight's Cross Bearers of the Austrian Armed Forces 1955–1985] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-2-0.
- Brütting, Georg (1995). Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 [These were the German Stuka Aces 1939 – 1945] (in German). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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.
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| Preceded by Major Horst Kaubisch |
Commander of I./SG 1 2 March 1945 – 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
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