Walther Nehring

Walther Nehring

male, deceased (1983)
World War II, German, Nazi Germany, afrika korps, invasion of poland, tunisia…EasternFront
Walter Nehring (August 15, 1892 - April 20, 1983), was a German General of World War II, known for his involvement with the Afrika Korps. During...
Elem Klimov

Elem Klimov

male, deceased (2003)
Elem Germanovich Klimov, VGIK, Tatiesque, film director, Russian and Soviet film director, soviet…EasternFront
Elem Germanovich Klimov was a Soviet Russian film director. He studied at VGIK, and was married to film director Larisa Shepitko. He is best known...
Erich Brandenberger

Erich Brandenberger

male, deceased (1955)
Recipient of the Knight's Cross, German Nineteenth Army, 8th Panzer Division, German XXIII Corps, German XXIX Corps, German LIX Corps…Western Front, EasternFront
Erich Brandenberger (July 15, 1892, Augsburg - Jun 21, 1955, Bonn) was a German general der panzertruppe. Awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron...
Heinrich Bär

Heinrich Bär

male, deceased (1957)
Recipient of the German Cross, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, from Saxony, Recipient of the Iron Cross, German, aviator…EasternFront
Heinz "Pritzl" Bär was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace who served through the whole of World War II. He had a total of 221 victories, fighting in a...
Dietrich Hrabak

Dietrich Hrabak

male, deceased (1995)
World War II, luftwaffe, Luftwaffe pilot, World War II flying ace, German, aviator…EasternFront
Dietrich "Dieter" Hrabak was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1935 until the end of World War II on 8 May 1945...
Heinrich Prinz Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein

Heinrich Prinz Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein

male, deceased (1944)
Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, Posthumous recognition, Recipient of the German Cross, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, German military personnel killed in action Two…EasternFront, Western Front
Prince Heinrich Alexander Ludwig Peter zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (Copenhagen, August 14, 1916 - KIA January 21, 1944) was the third highest scoring ace...
Leopold Steinbatz

Leopold Steinbatz

male, deceased (1942)
World War II, luftwaffe, Luftwaffe pilot, World War II flying ace, German, aviator…EasternFront
Leopold "Bazi" Steinbatz (born 25 October 1918 in Vienna, Austria, killed in action 23 June 1942 near "Volchansk", Kharkov region, on the Eastern...
Erich Leie

Erich Leie

male, deceased (1945)
World War II, luftwaffe, Luftwaffe pilot, World War II flying ace, German, aviator…Western Front, EasternFront
Erich Leie (born 10 September 1916 in Kiel, killed in action 7 March 1945 in Czechoslovakia) was a German World War II fighter ace who served in...
Anton Hafner

Anton Hafner

male, deceased (1944)
World War II, luftwaffe, Luftwaffe pilot, World War II flying ace, German, aviator…EasternFront
Anton "Toni" Hafner (born 2 June 1918 in Erbach an der Donau, killed in action 17 October 1944 on the Eastern front) was a German former Luftwaffe...
Mario Rigoni Stern

Mario Rigoni Stern

male
from the Province of Vicenza, novelist, Premio Bagutta, Storia di Tönle, Premio Campiello, Il sergente nella neve…EasternFront
Mario Rigoni Stern (b. 1 November 1921 in Asiago) is an Italian author and World War II veteran, as well as a Nazi concentration camp survivor. His...