Alfred Franke Military person

Alfred Franke (20 September 1918 – 9 September 1942) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. On 9 September 1942, Alfred Franke was killed north of Stalingrad after dog-fighting with a Soviet Il-2 Shturmovik flown by Kapitan Pavel S. Vinogradov (694 IAP, 228 ShAD). He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 29 October 1942 and was also promoted to Leutnant. During his career he was credited with 60 aerial victories. 4 on the Western Front and 56 on the Eastern Front.

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Birth date	September 20, 1918
Birth place	Germany , Jena
Date of death	September 09, 1942
Place of death	Russia , Volgograd

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award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Britain World War II Battle of France
military branch	Luftwaffe
military unit	Jagdgeschwader 53