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* [[Walther-Peer Fellgiebel|Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer]] (2000). ''Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945''. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5. |
* [[Walther-Peer Fellgiebel|Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer]] (2000). ''Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945''. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5. |
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|trans_title=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 |
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Revision as of 10:41, 4 November 2013
Herbert Rieckhoff | |
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Born | 25 December 1898 Berlin |
Died | 30 November 1948 Esslingen | (aged 49)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Deutsches Heer (1915–1918) Reichswehr (1918–1920) Luftwaffe (1934–1945) |
Years of service | 1915–1920 1934–1945 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | Kampfgeschwader 30 Kampfgeschwader 2 |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Other work | Police officer |
Herbert Rieckhoff (25 December 1898 – 30 November 1948) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant 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. Herbert Rieckhoff was captured by Allied troops in May 1945 and was released in 1948.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Cross of Honor
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords (8 January 1944)
- German Cross in Gold (17 August 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 July 1941 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2[1]
References
- Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 291.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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Kategorien:
- 1898 births
- 1948 deaths
- People from Berlin
- People from the Province of Brandenburg
- German military personnel of World War I
- Luftwaffe World War II generals
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914)
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st Class
- German prisoners of war
- Prussian Army personnel
- German police officers
- Recipients of the Iron Cross, 1st class