Viktor Bauer
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Viktor Bauer was a 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 wi
Bauer as an Oberleutnant
Ergänzungs-Jagdgeschwader
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A Ergänzungs-Jagdgeschwader were Luftwaffe replacement training units which were part of a larger operational Jagdgeschwader. The Germans were sometimes forced to undertake operations and training sim
Viktor Bauer
…1 May 1944. Promoted to Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) and later to Oberst (colonel), Bauer was appointed Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander) of Ergänzungs-Jagdgeschwader 1 (EJG 1–1st Supplementary Fighter Wing) until the end of hostilities in May 1945. He was taken prisoner of war and released in July 1945. Bauer died on…
Me 262 A-1a – EJG 2 flown by Bär