Hans Dally

Hans Dally
Born	6 May 1916 Hamburg
Died	2 April 1997 (aged 80) Hamburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Flak-Regiment 64 (mot.)
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Battle of Belgium Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Dally (6 May 1916 – 2 April 1997) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe all so 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. Hans Dally was captured British troops in May 1945 and was released in December of that year.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (30 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (2 February 1943)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (19 June 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal (27 August 1942)
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (15 June 1942)
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (20 September 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 June 1944 as Hauptmann and deputy commander of gemischte (joint) Flak-Abteilung 5 (L) (mot.)^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 133.

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.
• Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
• 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.