Erich Baumgartl

Erich Baumgartl
Born	24 October 1918 Braunsdorf, Austria
Died	12 July 1944 (aged 25) Rouen, France
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1938-1944
Rank	Hauptmann
Commands held	Kampfgeschwader 55
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Crimean Campaign Battle of Stalingrad Defence of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erich Baumgartl (24 October 1918  – 12 July 1944) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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. Erich Baumgartl was killed on 12 July 1944 by a de Havilland Mosquito night fighter.

Awards and decorations

• Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (20 April 1942)
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold on 27 July 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 55^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 July 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 55^[2]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 28.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 106.

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.
• Kaiser, Jochen (2010). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger—Band 1 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Bomber Fliers—Volume 1] (in German and English). Bad Zwischenahn, Germany: Luftfahrtverlag-Start. ISBN 978-3-941437-07-4.
• 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
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945