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  • Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach
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  • Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach (10 December 1912 – 2 February 1945) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. 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. Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach was killed on 2 February 1945 over Idstein, Germany.
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serviceyears
  • 1934
Birth Date
  • 1912-12-10
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Name
  • Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach
Birth Place
Title
  • Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 54
Awards
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Before
  • Oberstleutnant Walter Marienfeld
Years
  • --04-01
After
  • Major Hansgeorg Bätcher
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  • Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach (10 December 1912 – 2 February 1945) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. 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. Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach was killed on 2 February 1945 over Idstein, Germany.