Emil Eitel

Emil Eitel (6 June 1915 – 14 September 1944) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and 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. Emil Eitel was killed on 14 September 1944 near Riga, Latvia during the Riga Offensive (1944).

Awards and decorations

• Anschluss Medal
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 March 1942)
  • 1st Class (25 March 1942)
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (31 March 1943)
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
• Eastern Front Medal (8 August 1942)
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class (1 October 1940)
• German Cross in Gold (17 April 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the III./Luftwaffen-Jäger-Regiment 30

• Fellgiebel 2000, p. 145.