- Werner Streib
Infobox Military Person
name=Werner Streib
lived=birth date|1911|6|13|df=y — death date and age|1986|6|15|1911|6|13|df=y
placeofbirth=Pforzheim
placeofdeath=München
caption=Werner Streib
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi GermanyNazi Germany (to 1945)
flagicon|West GermanyWest Germany
serviceyears=1934-1945, 1956-1966
rank=Oberst Brigadegeneral
branch=Heer (1934 – 1935)Luftwaffe (1935 – 1966)
commands=NJG 1
unit=NJG 1
battles=World War II
*Invasion of Poland (1939)
*Defense of the Reich
awards="Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords"
laterwork=Bundeswehr Werner Streib (born 13 June 1911 in
Pforzheim , died 15 June 1986 in München) was a GermanLuftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords duringWorld War II . After the war he attained the rank ofBrigadegeneral in theBundeswehr .On the night of 11-12 June 1943, Werner Streib flew a
prototype version of theHeinkel He 219 and shot down five bombers.Werner Streib was officially credited with shooting down 66 enemy aircraft, 65 were claimed at night [For a list of Luftwaffe night fighter aces see "
List of German World War II night fighter aces "] . He was the first night fighter pilot to be honoured with theKnight’s Cross . After the war he worked in the grocery business before joining theBundeswehr in 1956.Awards
*
Wound Badge in Black
*Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
*Combined Pilots-Observation Badge
*German Cross in Gold (26 February 1942)
*Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
** Knight's Cross (6 October 1940)
** 197. Oak Leaves (26 February 1943)
** 54. Swords (11 March 1944)
* Mentioned three times in theWehrmachtbericht References
*cite web | title=Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945| work=Werner Streib| url= http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Luftwaffe/S/Streib-Werner.htm| accessdate=27 April| accessyear=2007
* Berger, Florian. "Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges". Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2006. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
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