Friedrich Geisshardt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German World War II fighter pilot
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Place of Birth: Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany
About Friedrich Geisshardt
- Friedrich Geißhardt (22 January 1919 – 6 April 1943) was a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II.
- A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.
- The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest award in the armed forces of Germany during World War II. Geißhardt is credited with 102 victories in 642 combat missions, including 37 close air support missions.
- He achieved 63 of his victories over the Eastern Front.
- In his total are at least seventeen Spitfires.
- Geißhardt was mortally wounded in combat with US bombers on 5 April 1943 and succumbed to his injuries the next day.
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