Alois Lindmayr Military person

Alois Lindmayr (19 September 1901 – 17 July 1965) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also 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.After World War II Lindmayr rejoined the military service of the Austrian Armed Forces (Bundesheer) as a civil servant, holding the rank of an Amtsrat. He was unable to join the Bundesheer as an officer because he had held too high a rank (Oberst— Colonel) during the Third Reich.

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Alois Lindmayr
Birth dateSeptember 19, 1901
Birth place
Austria-Hungary , Ljubljana
Date of deathJuly 17, 1965
Place of death
Enns (town) , Austria

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allegiance
(to 1945)
First Republic (to 1938)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Invasion of Poland
Battle of Britain
World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Britain Day
military branch
Luftwaffe
military command7./KG 76 I./KG 76
service start1925
service end1945

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