Ernst Orzegowski

Ernst Orzegowski
Born	19 October 1919 Hamburg
Died	2 August 2005 (aged 85) Tangstedt
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	StG 77 SG 77 SG 10
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ernst Orzegowski (19 October 1919 – 2 August 2005) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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. Ernst Orzegowski was credited with 3 aerial victories and the destruction of 31 tanks in 682 missions.

Awards and decorations

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with "600" Pennant
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (22 February 1943)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 September 1942)
  • 1st Class (22 October 1942)
• Crimea Shield (15 March 1943)
• German Cross in Gold (12 July 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 January 1945 as Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel and pilot in the 7./Schlachtgeschwader 10^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 270.

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.
• Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Volume II Dive Bomber and Attack Aircraft] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3.
• 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