Ernst Blauensteiner
| Ernst Blauensteiner | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 May 1911 Vienna, Austria |
| Died |
18 August 1995 (aged 84) Vienna, Austria |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
Bundesheer (1929–38) Luftwaffe (1938–45) |
| Rank | Oberst i.G |
| Unit | II. Fallschirmkorps |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Ernst Blauensteiner (16 May 1911 – 18 August 1995) was a highly decorated Oberst i.G. in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II. 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 recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Austrian Observer Badge (3 June 1935)[1]
- Austrian Pilot Badge (1 July 1937)[1]
- Austrian Army Drivers License Instructor Badge (27 July 1937)[1]
- Observer Badge (28 September 1938).[1]
- Flugzeugführer- und Beobachterabzeichen (11 December 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939).
- Fallschirmschützenabzeichen (6 February 1944)[1]
- Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (21 August 1944)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 5 September 1944 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) in the II. Fallschirmkorps[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1944 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab and chief of the Generalstab II. Fallschirmkorps[3][4]
- Order of the Cross of Liberty 3rd Class (23 August 1942)[1]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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.
- Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military. ISBN 978-0-88740-749-9.
- 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.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
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