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| rdfs:comment | - Oberst Alfred Druschel (born 4 February 1917 in Bindsachsen, District Büdingen; Killed in action on 1 January 1945 near Aachen in Unternehmen Bodenplatte) was a German Luftwaffe combat pilot and Flying ace during World War II. He was the first combat pilot to be honored with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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| Birth Place | - Bindsachsen, District Büdingen
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| Title | - Commander of Schlachtgeschwader 4
- Commander of Schlachtgeschwader 1
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| Battles | - World War II
*Invasion of Poland (1939)
*Battle of France
*Battle of Britain
*Eastern front
*Unternehmen Bodenplatte
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| Before | - Oberstleutnant Hubertus Hitschhold
- Major Ewald Janssen
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- Major Werner Dörnbrack
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| abstract | - Oberst Alfred Druschel (born 4 February 1917 in Bindsachsen, District Büdingen; Killed in action on 1 January 1945 near Aachen in Unternehmen Bodenplatte) was a German Luftwaffe combat pilot and Flying ace during World War II. He was the first combat pilot to be honored with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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