Paul Egger Military person

Paul Egger (26 November 1916 – 12 July 2007) was a German pilot in the Battle of Britain and an Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded by Nazi Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during World War II.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 26, 1916
Birth place
Mautern in Steiermark , Austria
Date of deathJuly 12, 2007
Place of death
Überlingen

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Wound Badge
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross
Infantry Assault Badge
Pilot/Observer Badge
German Cross
military operations
World War II
military branch
Luftwaffe
Waffen-SS
military unit
102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion
Jagdgeschwader 27
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
Kampfgeschwader 51
service start1938
service end1945

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=qBrjZ8-VtEMC&pg=PP1