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German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
Edmund Wagner
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German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
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Place of birth
Neuhäusel
Place of death
Russia
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26 years
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Edmund Wagner (5 December 1914 – 13 November 1941) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Edmund Wagner was killed on 13 November 1941 near Pawmutowka, Russia after being hit by Soviet flak. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 17 November 1941. During his career he was credited with 56 Aerial victories, 55 on the Eastern Front and 1 on the Western Front.
Awards
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (1 September 1941)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 November 1941 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 51
- Obermaier 1989, p. 219.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 434.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 764.
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