Franz Gapp
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Franz Gapp
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| Born | 8 July 1919 Erbach an der Donau |
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| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
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Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1937–45 1956–71 |
| Rank | Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptfeldwebel (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | IV./LG 1 III./KG 6 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Franz Gapp (8 July 1919 – 8 September 2015) was an Oberfeldwebel 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. Gapp died in September 2015 at the age of 96.[1][2]
Career
Gapp completed 400 missions in the Ju-88 fighter-bomber in IV./LG-1, III./KG (J)-6 and ended up flying the Me-262, scoring several aerial victories over B-24s and downed one P-38 Lightning
Awards and decorations
- Aviator badge
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (8 June 1942)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 21 August 1942
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 September 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 8./Kampfgeschwader 6[3]
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Kampfgeschwader 6
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1Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with Lehrgeschwader 1. 2Knight's Cross with Kampfgeschwader 55.
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