Hans-Joachim Marseille

Hans-Joachim Marseille

male, deceased (1942)
Recipient of the German Cross, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Messerschmitt Bf 109, GermanmilitarypersonnelkilledinactionTwo, flying ace, Recipient of the Iron Cross…killed in aircraft crash, German
Hans-Joachim Marseille (13 December 1919 - 30 September 1942) was a Luftwaffe pilot and flying ace during World War II. He was nicknamed the "Star...
Friedrich Fromm

Friedrich Fromm

male, deceased (1945)
death by firearm in Germany, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Brandenburg an der Havel, Charlottenburg, GermanmilitarypersonnelkilledinactionTwo, July 20 Plot…German Army, German, German Resistance
Friedrich Fromm (October 8 1888 - March 12 1945) was a German army officer remembered for his betrayal of conspirators involved in the July 20 Plot...
Heinrich Bartels

Heinrich Bartels

male, deceased (1944)
World War II, GermanmilitarypersonnelkilledinactionTwo, Messerschmitt Bf 109, USAAF, Bad Godesberg, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross…German Museum of Technology, German, Killed in action
Oberfeldwebel Heinrich Bartels (born 13 July, 1918 in Linz, Austria – killed in action 23 December, 1944 near Bad Godesberg) was German World War II...
Walter Nowotny

Walter Nowotny

male, deceased (1944)
Walter "Nowi" Nowotny, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, GermanmilitarypersonnelkilledinactionTwo, Austrian military personnel, German, aviator
Walter "Nowi" Nowotny (December 7, 1920 - November 8, 1944) was an Austrian-born German fighter ace of World War II with 258 confirmed victories in...

Günther von Kluge

male, deceased (1944)
Günther “Hans” von Kluge, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, GermanmilitarypersonnelkilledinactionTwo, German native of Province of Posen, Recipient of the Iron Cross, smolensk…German, German natives of Province of Posen, military resistance, German Fourth Army, German Resistance
Günther “Hans” von Kluge, was a German military leader. He was born in Posen into a Prussian military family. Von Kluge, being familiar with the "...

Günther Prien

male, deceased (1941)
Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Recipient of the Iron Cross, British, submarine, u-boat, U-boat commander…GermanmilitarypersonnelkilledinactionTwo
Korvettenkapitän Günther Prien was one of the outstanding German U-boat aces of the first part of the Second World War, and the first U-boat co...
Helmut Lent

Helmut Lent

male, deceased (1944)
Recipient of the German Cross, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Messerschmitt Bf 110, GermanmilitarypersonnelkilledinactionTwo, German native of Pomerania, Vickers Wellington…German, German World War II pilot
Helmut Lent (June 13, 1918 - October 7, 1944) was an "Ace" German fighter pilot of World War II, and one of only 27 people awarded the Knight's...
Erwin von Witzleben

Erwin von Witzleben

male, deceased (1944)
Recipient of the Knight's Cross, GermanmilitarypersonnelkilledinactionTwo, German native of Silesia, Execution at Plötzensee Prison, Field Marshal of Nazi Germany, resistance…German, German natives of Silesia, German Resistance, German nobility
Job-Wilhelm Georg "Erwin" von Witzleben (4 December 1881 - 8 August 1944) was a German army officer (by 1940 a "Generalfeldmarschall") and in the...
Hans-Arnold Stahlschmidt

Hans-Arnold Stahlschmidt

male, deceased (1942)
Free Polish Army, Staffelkapitän, Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Messerschmitt Bf 109, GermanmilitarypersonnelkilledinactionTwo, Allies of World War II…military aviation, German
Hans-Arnold Stahlschmidt (September 15, 1920 - September 7 1942) was a German fighter pilot of the highest calibre, and a close friend of the...