Arnulf Blasig

Arnulf Blasig
Born	30 December 1913 Berlin
Died	Herborn
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1936–1945 1950s–1972
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 Lehrgeschwader 1 Sturzkampfgeschwader 5
Commands held	IV./LG 1
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Belgium Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Arnulf Blasig (30 December 1913 – 13 November 1998) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. In the 1950s he joined the Bundeswehr and retired in 1972 as an Oberst.

Awards and decorations

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Order of the Cross of Liberty (Finland)
• German Cross in Gold on 27 July 1942 as Hauptmann in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 5
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the IV.(Stuka)/Lehrgeschwader 1
• Federal Cross of Merit 1st class

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939–1945

Military offices
Preceded by Hauptmann Walter Klemme	Gruppenkommandeur of IV. (Stuka)Gruppe/LG 1 1 July 1941 – 27 January 1942	Succeeded by Redesignated as Sturzkampfgeschwader 5