Günther Frenzel

Günther Frenzel
Born	19 March 1919 Berlin
Died	12 March 2011 (aged 94) Eitorf
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland North African Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Günther Frenzel (19 March 1919 – 12 March 2011) was a highly decorated Leutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and 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

• Sudetenland Medal
• Aviator badge
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 22 June 1942 as Unteroffizier and pilot^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 December 1942 as Feldwebel and pilot in the 11./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1^{[2][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as pilot in the III./Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 1.^[3]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall 2008, p. 79.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 186.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 318.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D. (2008). Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg [The Honor Goblet for Outstanding Achievement in the Air War] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3.
• 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
• Gunter Frenzel on YouTube