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Dr. Ernst Kupfer
2 July 1907(1907-07-02) — 6 November 1943 (aged 36)
Dr. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernst Kupfer
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 Battle of Britain Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (posthumous)

Oberst Dr. Coburg is a town located on the Itz River in Bavaria, Germany Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The term Weimar Republic ( ˈvaɪmarɐ repuˈbliːk is used by historians to signify the democratic and Republican period of Germany from 1919 to 1933 Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2 Immelmann was a Luftwaffe Dive bomber - wing of World War II. Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2 Immelmann was a Luftwaffe Dive bomber - wing of World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Britain (German ''Luftschlacht um England'' is the name given to the sustained strategic effort by the German Luftwaffe during the summer and The Battle of Crete ( German Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta; Greek Μάχη της Κρήτης) was a battle during World War II Operation Barbarossa ( Unternehmen Barbarossa) was the Codename for Nazi Germany 's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ( German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, often simply Ritterkreuz) was a grade of the Iron Cross A posthumous recognition is a ceremonial award given after the recipient has died usually in honor of an action associated with their death 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. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Coburg is a town located on the Itz River in Bavaria, Germany Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia This article is about the mountain range For the football teams see PFC Belasitsa Petrich and FK Belasica. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from Stu rz' ka' mpfflugzeug, " Dive bomber " was a two-seat (pilot and rear gunner

Kupfer participated in the Battle of Crete and was instrumental in the sinking of HMS Gloucester. The Battle of Crete ( German Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta; Greek Μάχη της Κρήτης) was a battle during World War II Service in the Indian Ocean and South Africa On 7 April 1939 Gloucester left Malta to take over the East Indies station as flagship of the 4th Cruiser While operating against Kronstadt he scored a 1. Kronstadt (Кроншта́дт also spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt (Krone for Crown and Stadt for City) is a Russian 000kg bomb hit on the Russian battleship October Revolution. Development The ship was laid down on 3 June 1909 in the Admiralty Shipyard at St

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. Wound Badge (das Verwundetenabzeichen was a German military award for wounded or frost-bitten soldiers of Reichswehr, Wehrmacht, SS and the auxiliary service The Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe (Frontflugspange was awarded in Bronze Silver and Gold with upgrade possible to include diamonds The German Cross (Deutsches Kreuz was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 16 November 1941 as an award ranking higher than the Iron Cross First Class For other meanings please see Iron Cross (disambiguation The Iron Cross ( was a Military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia and 1. class
Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe
Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross (23 November 1941)
- 173. The Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe was a Luftwaffe award established on February 27 1940 by Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ( German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, often simply Ritterkreuz) was a grade of the Iron Cross Oak Leaves (8 January 1943)
- 62. Swords (11 April 1944 posthumous)

References

Lexikon der Wehrmacht. A posthumous recognition is a ceremonial award given after the recipient has died usually in honor of an action associated with their death Ernst Kupfer. Retrieved on 10 July 2007. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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.

Military offices
Preceded by Oberstleutnant Paul-Werner Hozzel	Commander of Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Immelmann February 13, 1943-November 6, 1943	Succeeded by Oberleutnant Hans-Karl Stepp

Persondata
NAME	Kupfer, Ernst
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
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

This biographical article related to the military of Germany is a stub. Paul-Werner Hozzel ( 16 October 1910 – 7 January 1997) was a German World War II Luftwaffe Stuka Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2 Immelmann was a Luftwaffe Dive bomber - wing of World War II. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hans-Karl Stepp ( 2 September 1914 – 12 December 2006) was a German World War II Luftwaffe Stuka Coburg is a town located on the Itz River in Bavaria, Germany Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia A biography (from the Greek words bíos (βίος meaning "life" and gráphein (γράφειν meaning "to write" is an account While German -speaking peoples have a long history Germany as a Nation-state dates only from 1871. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

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