Günther Bahr

Infobox Military Person
name=Günther Bahr
lived=18 July 1921
placeofbirth=Neu-Leegden ,Germany
placeofdeath=
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (to 1945)
flagicon|West Germany West Germany
branch=
serviceyears=1940–1945
1962–1975
rank=Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht)
Major (Bundeswehr)
unit=ZG 1, NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6
battles=World War II
*Eastern Front
*Defense of the Reich
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=Bundeswehr

Günther Bahr (born 18 July 1921) was a German "Luftwaffe" fighter pilot and night fighter flying ace [For a list of Luftwaffe night fighter aces see "List of German World War II night fighter aces"] during World War II. He claimed 34 victories at night, all were four-engine bombers, achieved in over 90 combat missions.

Awards

* Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (15 May 1944)
* Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
* German Cross in Gold (13 June 1944)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (28 March 1945)

References

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: 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.

External links

* [http://www.luftwaffe.cz/bahr.html Günther Bahr] at Aces of the Luftwaffe