Petersen, Karl-August (Kampfgeschwader 27)

Date of birth:: May 26th, 1912 (Neukirchen, Germany)
Date of death:: November 23rd, 1980 (Bodenteich/Lowersaxony, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

Also found as Carl-August Petersen

15.03.1936: KG 154
00.00.1936-00.00.1939: in KG 154, then KG 157 and then KG 27
00.00.1938: in Spain with 2. K/88 of the Legion Condor as Leutnant
02.02.1941-01.08.1942: Staka 9./ KG 27
01.07.1941: promoted to Hauptmann
07.03.1942: Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 9./ KG 27
00.08.1942: Leiter Abt. Ia op 1 Angriff: Führung und Einsatz der Luftangriffskräfte, Einsatzbereitschaft der Luftangriffskräfte und Flugbetrieb in RLM
05.01.1943-14.12.1943: provisional then permanent Kdr. II./ KG 27
01.09.1943: promoted to Major RDA 01.11.1942
29.09.1943-04.11.1943: Major, provisional Kommodore KG 27 'Boelcke'
15.11.1943: Major, awarded DKiG, II./ KG 27 'Boelcke'
00.03.1944: Major and Kdr. II./ KG 27
Credited with over 250 missions

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:: Stafflekapitän, 9. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"
Awarded on:: March 7th, 1942

Awarded in recognition for his successes as a bomber pilot and Staffel leader on the Eastern front. During an armed reconnaissance by three He 111s over the Caucasian coast led by Petersen, the German bombers spotted Soviet shipping in the port of Tuapse. They sunk a destroyer and an 8000 GRT merchant ship, and damaged 2 additional destroyers. On another occasion, Petersen and his Staffel attacked a Soviet brigade near Simferopol and forced it to withdraw. Petersen would be recognized appropriately for these and other successes.