Wolfgang Brückner
| Wolfgang Brückner | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 May 1920 Dresden |
| Died |
14 July 1943 (aged 23) over Silesia |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | ?–1943 |
| Rank | Hauptmann (Posthumously) |
| Unit | Kampfgeschwader 1 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wolfgang Brückner (26 May 1920 – 14 July 1943) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot. Brückner was killed on 14 July 1943 over Silesia, Germany. He was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann and on 5 December 1943 was simultaneously awarded the Knight's Cross.
Awards
- Aviator badge
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (20 December 1941)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (13 September 1939)
- 1st Class (21 May 1940)
- German Cross in Gold (11 May 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 December 1943 (posthumously) as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"[1]
References
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 125.
- 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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