Carl-August Petersen

Carl-August Petersen
Born	26 May 1912 Neukirchen
Died	23 November 1980(1980-11-23) (aged 68) Bad Bodenteich
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Major
Unit	Kampfgeschwader 27
Commands held	II./Kampfgeschwader 27
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Carl-August Petersen (26 May 1912 – 23 November 1980) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe. 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
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (15 November 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 March 1942 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p.274.

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.
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.

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Military offices
Preceded by Hauptmann Reinhard Günzel	Commander of II./Kampfgeschwader 27 January 1943 - 15 March 1944	Succeeded by Unknown

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"

Hans-Henning Freiherr von Beust (Oak Leaves) Adolf Fischbach Walter Grasemann Reinhard Günzel (Oak Leaves) Engelbert Heiner Günther Kempin Gerhard Krems Carl-August Petersen Joachim Petzold Eduard Skrzipek (Oak Leaves)

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