Werner Blume

Horst Baldauf
Born	5 August 1911 Hannover
Died	3 July 1942 (aged 30) Derna, Libya
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?-1942
Rank	Oberleutnant of the Reserves (Posthumously)
Unit	Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122
Battles/wars	World War II North African Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner Blume (5 August 1911 – 3 July 1942) was a German Luftwaffe reconnaissance 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. Werner Blume was killed in action on 3 July 1942 in near Derna, Libya. He was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant der Reserve.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold on 7 February 1942 as Leutnant in the 1.(F)/Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 July 1942 as Leutnant and Flugzeugführer in the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122^{[2][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as Leutnant of the Reserves and pilot in the Aufklärungsstaffel 1.(F)/122.^[3]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 46.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 135.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 226.

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