Franz Kieslich (17 March 1913 – 31 August 2012) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career, Franz Kieslich was credited with flying 1078 missions, sinking 10 ships totaling 23,000 BRT, a destroyer and a submarine.
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| - Franz Kieslich (17 March 1913 – 31 August 2012) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career, Franz Kieslich was credited with flying 1078 missions, sinking 10 ships totaling 23,000 BRT, a destroyer and a submarine.
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| - 1935(xsd:integer)
- 1956(xsd:integer)
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| - Commander of III. Schlachtgeschwader 77
- Commander of III. Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
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| - World War II
*Annexation of Austria
*Annexation of the Sudetenland
*Battle of France
*Invasion of Yugoslavia
*Operation Barbarossa
*Battle of Smolensk (1941)
*Battle of Kiev (1941)
*Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
*Siege of Leningrad
*Battle of Stalingrad
*Crimean Offensive
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| - Hauptmann Georg Jakob
- Previously Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
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| - Hauptmann Gerhard Stüdemann
- Unit merged into Schlachtgeschwader 77
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| - Franz Kieslich (17 March 1913 – 31 August 2012) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career, Franz Kieslich was credited with flying 1078 missions, sinking 10 ships totaling 23,000 BRT, a destroyer and a submarine.
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