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Rudolf Ehrenberger
German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient

Rudolf Ehrenberger

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German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
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Place of birth
Austria
Place of death
Wittenberge
Age
28 years
Rudolf Ehrenberger
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Biography

Rudolf Ehrenberger (25 August 1915 – 8 March 1944) 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. Rudolf Ehrenberger was killed on 8 March 1944 near Wittenberge, Germany. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 6 April 1944. During his career he was credited with 49 aerial victories.

Awards

  • Aviator badge
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
  • Iron Cross (1939)
    • 2nd Class
    • 1st Class
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 19 October 1941 as Feldwebel and pilot
  • German Cross in Gold on 9 September 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the I./Jagdgeschwader 53
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Flugzeugführer (pilot) in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 53
  • Patzwall 2008, p. 71.
  • Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 99.
  • Fellgiebel 2000, p. 143.

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