Georg Ackermann (pilot)

Georg Ackermann
Born	12 March 1918 Koblenz
Died	16 December 2007 (aged 89) Klotten
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	Kampfgeschwader 53
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok-Minsk Battle of Brody (1941) Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg Ackermann (12 March 1918 – 16 December 2007) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold on 21 August 1942 as Feldwebel in the 6./Kampfgeschwader 53^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 March 1945 as Leutnant and Staffelkapitän and technical officer in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor"^{[2][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves and Staffelkapitän and technical officer of the Stab II./Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor".^[3]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 10.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 113.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 187.

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

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939–1945
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com