Joachim Petzold
| Joachim Petzold | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 February 1913 Loschwitz |
| Died |
23 July 1991 (aged 78) Salem |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr) |
| Years of service |
1934–45 ?–71 |
| Rank |
Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst i.G. (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | Kampfgeschwader 27 |
| Commands held | I./Kampfgeschwader 27 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Joachim Petzold (26 February 1913 – 23 July 1991) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe and an Oberst i.G. in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (29 June 1942)
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
- Sudetenland Medal
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- Eastern Front Medal
- Crimea Shield
- German Cross in Gold (21 August 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 May 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"[1]
References
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p.274.
- Bibliography
- 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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- 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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