Friedrich Rumpelhardt Military person

Friedrich "Fritz" Rumpelhardt (19 June 1920 – 20 January 2011) was a highly decorated Leutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.During his career he participated in 130 missions as a Bordfunker (radio/radar operator) with Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 and Nachtjagdgeschwader 4, and participated in 100 aerial victories as a crewman with Major Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer from October 1942 (as a Unteroffizier) until the end of the war. He was the most successful radar operator—in terms of aerial victories claimed—in the Luftwaffe night fighter force.

Personal facts

Birth date	June 19, 1920
Birth place	Germany , Konstanz
Date of death	January 20, 2011
Place of death	Germany , Kehl

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award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Defence of the Reich World War II
military branch	Luftwaffe
military unit	Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
service start	1940
service end	1945