Friedrich Lang
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| Friedrich Lang | |
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| 12 January 1915 – 29 December 2003 (aged 88) | |
 Friedrich Lang |
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| Place of birth | Mährisch-Trübau, Austria-Hungary |
| Place of death | Hanover, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |  Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr) |
| Years of service | 1935-1945, 1956-1973 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | StG 2, SG 1 |
| Commands held | 1./StG 2, III./SG 1 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
| Other work | Teacher at a Volksschule in Gundelsheim Civil engineer Oberst in the Bundeswehr |
Major Friedrich Lang (12 January 1915 – 29 December 2003) was a German World War II Luftwaffe Stuka ace[1].
Friedrich Lang flew 1008 combat missions. A number accumulated from the first until the very last day of World War II. During all these missions he was never shot down, never crash landed his aircraft and never had to bail out.[2]
[edit] Awards
- Verwundetenabzeichen in Black
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "1.000"
- Combined Pilot/Observer Badge
- "Kreta" Cuffband
- German Cross in Gold (24 April 1942)
- Iron Cross
- 2. class (1939)
- 1. class (1940)
- Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross (23 November 1941)
- 148. Oak Leaves (21 November 1942)
- 74. Swords (2 July 1944)
[edit] References
- ^ For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces
- ^ Brütting 1992, p. 113
- das-ritterkreuz.de. Friedrich Lang. Retrieved on 11 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 Major Fritz Thran |
Commander of Schlachtgeschwader 101 July 1, 1944-February 9, 1945 |
Succeeded by unknown |
| Preceded by Oberstleutnant Hans-Ulrich Rudel |
Acting Commander of Schlachtgeschwader 2 Immelmann February 9, 1945-February 13, 1945 |
Succeeded by Oberstleutnant Kurt Kuhlmey |
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