Georg Jakob

Georg Jakob
Born	27 March 1915 Fürth
Died	1 September 1991 (aged 76) Meerbusch
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer (1934–35) Luftwaffe (1935–45)
Years of service	1934–45
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Unit	StG 77 SG 10
Commands held	III./StG 77 SG 10
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Belgium Battle of France Battle of Britain Balkans Campaign Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Georg Jakob (27 March 1915 – 1 September 1991) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Georg Jakob was captured by American forces in May 1945 and was released in June 1945. During his career he flew 1091 missions.^{[Notes 1]}

Awards and decorations

• Aviator badge
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "1000"
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (23 September 1941)
• German Cross in Gold on 24 November 1941 as Oberleutnant in the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 27 April 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77^[2]
  • 615th Oak Leaves on 30 September 1944 as Major and Geschwaderkommodore of Schlachtgeschwader 10^[3]

Notes

1. For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 206.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 199.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 76.

Bibliography

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• Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Volume II Dive Bomber and Attack Aircraft] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3.
• 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.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.