- Ernst Gadermann
Infobox Military Person
name=Dr. med. Ernst Gadermann
lived=birth date|1913|12|25|df=y — death date and age|1973|11|26|1913|12|25|df=y
placeofbirth=Wuppertal
placeofdeath=Hamburg
allegiance=Germany
branch=Luftwaffe
serviceyears=
rank="Oberstabsarzt"
commands=
unit=StG 2 ,SG 2
battles=World War II
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=Professor forCardiology "Oberstabsarzt" Dr. med. Ernst Gadermann (born
25 December ,1913 inWuppertal – died26 November ,1973 inHamburg ) was GermanWorld War II doctor in the "Sanitätsdienst ". After World War II he became a well known cardiologist.During World War II he flew more than 850 combat missions as aerial gunner in the
Junkers Ju 87 [For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see "List of German World War II Ground Attack aces "] . From May 1944 until his last mission on9 February 1945 he flew withHans-Ulrich Rudel . On this last mission he saved Rudel's life by pulling him from their severely shot up Ju 87 and applying first aid. Rudel's lower leg had been almost shot off, but he managed to land the aircraft before losing consciousness.Gadermann was chief of the
1972 Summer Olympics sports medicine faculty. He died ofheart attack on26 November 1973 inHamburg on his way to a lecture.Awards
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German Cross in Gold (17 October 1943)
*Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
*Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (19 August 1944)References
* Brütting, Georg. "Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 - 1945". Motorbuch, Stuttgart, 1995. ISBN 3-87943-433-6.
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. "Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II". Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
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