Gerhard Conrad (pilot)

Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Conrad
Born	21 April 1895 Pregelmühle
Died	28 May 1982 (aged 87) Ruhpolding
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer (1913–18) Reichswehr (1918–33) Heer (1933–35) Luftwaffe (1935–45)
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 2 Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of the Netherlands Battle of Crete Defense of the Reich Siege of Budapest
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Conrad^{[Notes 1]} (21 April 1895 – 28 May 1982) 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. Gerhard Conrad was captured by American troops in April 1945 and was held until July 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1934)
• Aviator badge
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Bronze
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 May 1940 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader z.b.V. 2^[1]
• Cuff band Crete
• Knight's Cross 2nd Class of the Order of Albert the Bear with swords
• Friedrich Cross
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 1st Class (1936)

Notes

1. In German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.)

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 129.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• 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 [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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Gerhard Conrad @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2010)