Ernst Kupfer
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| Dr. Ernst Kupfer | |
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| 2 July 1907 — 6 November 1943 (aged 36) | |
 Dr. Ernst Kupfer |
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| Place of birth | Coburg |
| Place of death | 60km north of Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer (1928-1939) Luftwaffe (1939-1943) |
| Years of service | 1928-1943 |
| Rank | Oberst |
| Unit | StG 2 |
| Commands held | StG 2 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (posthumous) |
Oberst Dr. Ernst Kupfer (born 2 July 1907 in Coburg – Killed in aircraft accident 6 November 1943 60km north of Thessaloniki in the Belasica mountain range) was a German World War II Luftwaffe Stuka ace.
Kupfer participated in the Battle of Crete and was instrumental in the sinking of HMS Gloucester. While operating against Kronstadt he scored a 1.000kg bomb hit on the Russian battleship October Revolution.
[edit] Awards
- Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "600"
- "Kreta" Cuffband
- German Cross in Gold (15 October 1942)
- Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe
- Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross (23 November 1941)
- 173. Oak Leaves (8 January 1943)
- 62. Swords (11 April 1944 posthumous)
[edit] References
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Ernst Kupfer. Retrieved on 10 July 2007.
- Berger, Florian, Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2006. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
- 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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| Preceded by Oberstleutnant Paul-Werner Hozzel |
Commander of Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann February 13, 1943-November 6, 1943 |
Succeeded by Oberleutnant Hans-Karl Stepp |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Kupfer, Ernst |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | German World War II Stuka pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coburg, Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 1943 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Thessaloniki, Greece |
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