Erhard Jähnert

Erhard Jähnert
Born	17 August 1917 Panitzsch
Died	23 July 2006 (aged 88) Jever
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Major
Unit	Sturzkampfgeschwader 3
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Balkans Campaign Siege of Malta North African Campaign Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erhard Jähnert (17 August 1917 – 23 July 2006) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe 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. During his career he was credited with flying 622 missions. At the end of the war Erhard Jähnert was captured by British troops.

Awards

• Aviator badge
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with "600" Pendant
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (23 March 1942)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (19 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (2 July 1940)
• Silver Medal of Military Valor (6 December 1941)
• German Cross in Gold (17 June 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 May 1943 as Leutnant and pilot in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 199.

Bibliography

• Brütting, Georg (1992) [1976]. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 [These were the German Stuka Aces 1939 – 1945] (in German) (7th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6.
• 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.
• 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehtrmacht