Josef Steudel

Josef Steudel
Born	21 November 1917 Kottern
Died	4 May 2004 (aged 86) Wernersville, U.S.
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	KG 2
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Josef Steudel (21 July 1917 – 4 May 2004) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (20 June 1941)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (9 September 1940)
  • 1st Class (25 September 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (19 October 1940)
• German Cross in Gold on 21 August 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 2^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1944 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 8./Kampfgeschwader 2^[2]
• Ärmelband Kreta

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 460.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 334.

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.; 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