Kühl, Dr.jur., Ernst
- Date of birth:
- March 18th, 1888 (Breslau/Silesia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 2nd, 1972 (Münster/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Ernst Kühl achieved a total of about 400 operational sorties during the Second World War.
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1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kommandeur II. / Kampfgeschwader 55
- Awarded on:
- December 20th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant der Reserve
- Unit:
- Kommandeur II. / Kampfgeschwader 55
- Awarded on:
- August 21st, 1942
Award 1/85.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant der Reserve
- Unit:
- Kommodore Kampfgeschwader 55
- Awarded on:
- October 17th, 1942
620th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst der Reserve
- Unit:
- Kommodore Kampfgeschwader 55 "Greif"
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1943
Awarded for the continued successes of his Geschwader up until he gave up command of the unit on 08.08.1943. In this time he and his men had flown transport missions to Stalingrad, attacked the tank factory at Gorki and the refineries at Saratov, and participated in support of Operation Citadel in July 1943. Particularly noteworthy was the Geschwader’s support of the II. SS-Panzer-Korps on the 07.07.1943 near Gremutschi and Krassaja, where his pilots flew 178 missions against targets as close as 200 metres away from friendly lines.
By the time of his reception of the Oakleaves Kühl had also reached a personal mission count of 314, a remarkable achievement given his age.
356th Award.
By the time of his reception of the Oakleaves Kühl had also reached a personal mission count of 314, a remarkable achievement given his age.
356th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 11th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 24th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
- - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Patzwall K.D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Studien zur Geschichte der Auszeichnungen, Band 6, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008, ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
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