- Friedrich Geisshardt
Infobox Military Person
name=Friedrich Geisshardt
born=birth date|1919|1|22|df=y
died=dda|1943|4|5|1919|1|22|df=y
placeofbirth=Sonnefeld ,Oberfranken
placeofdeath=nearGhent ,Belgium
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi GermanyNazi Germany
branch=
serviceyears=1937–1943
rank=Hauptmann
unit=LG 2,JG 77 ,JG 26
battles=World War II
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
laterwork=Friedrich "Fritz" Geisshardt (
22 January 1919 –5 April 1943 ) was a German formerLuftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves duringWorld War II ."Fritz" Geisshardt was credited with 102 victories in 642 combat missions. He achieved 63 of his victories over the Eastern front. In his total are at least seventeen Spitfires.
Awards
*
Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (13 July 1941)
*German Cross in Gold (24 April 1942)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
** Knight's Cross (30 August 1941)
** Oak Leaves (23 June 1942)References
* [http://www.luftwaffe.cz/geisshardt.html Friedrich Geisshardt @ Aces of the Luftwaffe]
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
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