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  • Franz Zauner (pilot)
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  • Franz Zauner (4 September 1916 – 29 July 2008) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II and 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.
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serviceyears
  • ?–1945
Birth Date
  • 1916-09-04
Commands
  • III./KG 54
  • IV./KG 54
Branch
death place
  • Munich
Name
  • Franz Zauner
Birth Place
  • Hallein, Austria
Title
  • Gruppenkommandeur of III./KG 54
  • Gruppenkommandeur of IV./KG 54
Awards
Rank
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
Battles
Before
  • Hauptmann Heinz Krenkel
  • Hauptmann Hermann Donandt
Years
  • --04-01
  • --11-01
After
  • Hauptmann Eduard Brogsitter
  • Hauptmann Georg Graf von Platen
abstract
  • Franz Zauner (4 September 1916 – 29 July 2008) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II and 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.