Carl-Heinz Greve
Carl-Heinz Greve | |
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| Born | 17 October 1920 |
| Died | 21 May 1998 (aged 77) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany  West Germany |
| Service | Luftwaffe German Air Force |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Carl-Heinz Antonius Greve (17 October 1920 – 21 May 1998) was a German general in the Bundeswehr. During World War II, he served in the Luftwaffe and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 October 1942 as Leutnant and pilot in the 3./Kampfgruppe 606[1]
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Merit Cross 1st Class (15 May 1973)
- Great Cross of Merit (30 November 1974)
References
[edit]- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 169.
- 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.
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Categories:
- 1920 births
- 1998 deaths
- Luftwaffe pilots
- German World War II pilots
- Bundeswehr generals
- Lieutenant generals of the German Air Force
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- German prisoners of war in World War II
- Military personnel from the Province of Westphalia
- Military personnel from Münster