Georg Jakob

Georg Jakob
Born	(1915-03-27)March 27, 1915
Died	1 September 1991(1991-09-01) (aged 76)
Place of birth	Fürth
Place of death	Meerbusch
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer (1934–1935) Luftwaffe (1935–1945)
Years of service	1934–1945
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Unit	StG 77 Schlachtgeschwader 10
Commands held	III./StG 77 Schlachtgeschwader 10
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Belgium Battle of France Battle of Britain Balkans Campaign Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Georg Jakob (27 March 1915 – 1 September 1991) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Georg Jakob was captured by American forces in May 1945 and was released in June 1945. During his career he flew 1091 missions.

Awards and decorations

• Aviator badge
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "1000"
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (23 September 1941)
• German Cross in Gold (24 November 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 27 April 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
  • 615th Oak Leaves on 30 September 1944 as Major and Geschwaderkommodore of Schlachtgeschwader 10

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Brütting, Georg (1995). Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 - 1945 (in German). Motorbuch, Stuttgart. ISBN 3-87943-433-6.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-021-4.
• 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

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com

Military offices
Preceded by Hauptmann Helmuth Bode	Commander of III. Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 26 August 1942 – 1 December 1942	Succeeded by Hauptmann Franz Kieslich
Preceded by Oberstleutnant Ewald Janssen	Commander of Schlachtgeschwader 10 30 January 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None