Viktor Bauer Military person

Viktor Bauer (15 September 1915 – 13 December 1969) was a former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Bauer is credited with 106 aerial victories, achieved in over 400 combat missions, all but four claimed on the Eastern Front.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 15, 1915
Birth place
Löcknitz
Date of deathDecember 13, 1969
Place of death
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

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award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Eastern Front (World War II)
Battle of Britain
military branch
Luftwaffe
military command9./JG 3
military unit
Jagdgeschwader 2
Jagdgeschwader 77
service start1935
service end1945

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