Ernst Reusch
| Ernst Reusch | |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 September 1916 Wiesbaden |
| Died |
26 January 1945 (aged 28) Danzig |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | ?–1945 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit |
StG 1 SG 1 |
| Commands held | II./SG 1 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Ernst Reusch (10 September 1916 – 26 January 1945) was a highly decorated Major 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 765 missions.[Notes 1]
Awards and decorations
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "700"
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (7 October 1941)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (4 February 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 November 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 5./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1[1]
Notes
- ↑ For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces
References
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 290.
- Bibliography
- 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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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Hauptmann Heinz Frank |
Gruppenkommandeur of II./SG 1 1 May 1944 – 21 January 1945 |
Succeeded by Hauptmann Heinrich Heins |
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