Alois Magg

Alois Magg
Born	24 December 1914 Achsheim
Died	22 October 2001 (aged 86) Prien
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe  German Air Force
Years of service	1935–45 ?–1971
Rank	Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Kampfgeschwader 2
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alois Magg (24 December 1914 – 22 October 2001) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also 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.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (20 June 1941)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold on 19 January 1942 as Leutnant in the 2./Kampfgeschwader 2^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 September 1944 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 2^[3]

References

Citations

1. Kaiser 2011, p. 30.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 291.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 246.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Kaiser, Jochen (2011). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger—Band 2 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Bomber Flyer—Volume 2] (in German and English). Bad Zwischenahn, Germany: Luftfahrtverlag-Start. ISBN 978-3-941437-09-8.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.