Lang, Friedrich (LW-Flieger)

Date of birth:: January 12th, 1915 (Mährisch Trübau/Sudetenland, Germany)
Date of death:: December 29th, 2003 (Hanover/Lower Saxony, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

Friedrich Lang fought in Poland, France, Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete. He flew a total of 1008 operational sorties.

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: October 1939

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: May 1940

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:: Flugzeugführer 1. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”
Awarded on:: November 23rd, 1941

Awarded after flying about 300 sorties. His successes included sinking 1 British destroyer and damaging another east of Crete on the same day.

376th Award.

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:: 1. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2
Awarded on:: April 24th, 1942

Award 1/48.

Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:: Staffelkapitän 1. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”
Awarded on:: November 21st, 1942

Awarded after flying about 700 sorties.

148th Award.

Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Major (Squadron Leader)
Unit:: Kommandeur III. / Schlachtgeschwader 1
Awarded on:: July 2nd, 1944

Awarded after flying 1007 sorties. Was also recognized for his command achievements.

74th Award.

Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern

Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: March 30th, 1942

Ärmelband Kreta

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
- 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