Alfred Gies

Alfred Gies
Born	(1912-04-07)April 7, 1912
Died	21 May 1993(1993-05-21) (aged 81)
Place of birth	Weilburg
Place of death	Frankfurt
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945 ?–1964
Rank	Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptfeldwebel (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Schlachtgeschwader 2
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Gies (7 April 1912 – 21 May 1993) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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

• Aviator badge
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (30 April 1943)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (17 October 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 December 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 1./Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com