Herbert Isachsen

Herbert Isachsen
Born	10 October 1913 Weingarten
Died	21 October 2003 (aged 90) Dortmund
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	Lehrgeschwader 1
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Norwegian Campaign Battle of France Battle of Britain Balkans Campaign Battle of Crete Siege of Malta North African Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Herbert Isachsen (10 October 1913 – 21 October 2003) 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

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (21 August 1937)^[1]
• Aviator badge
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for Combat Flyer
  • in Bronze (1 November 1940)^[1]
  • in Gold (28 August 1941)^[1]
  • in Gold with Pennant (5 December 1942)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 April 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (12 June 1940)^[1]
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (6 October 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 1 August 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the 2./Lehrgeschwader 1^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 September 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 3.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1^{[3][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer and Schumann as pilot in the 2.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1.^[1][4]

References

Citations

1. Schumann 2007, p. 107.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 205.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 198.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 414.

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.
• Schumann, Ralf (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 des LG 1 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 of LG 1] (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-013-9.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945