Gerhard Bauer

Gerhard Bauer
Born	(1916-08-26)August 26, 1916
Died	17 April 1945(1945-04-17) (aged 28)
Place of birth	Jena
Place of death	Kamenz
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1935–1945
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 Schlachtgeschwader 77
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Bauer (26 August 1916 – 17 April 1945) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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. Gerhard Bauer was killed on 17 April 1945 over Kamenz after being attacked by American P-51 fighters. Bauer and August Lambert were two of the six German pilots killed in this engagement.

Awards and decorations

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (2 April 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (21 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 February 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 8./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77

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 and English). 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

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Luftwaffe 39-45