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Friedrich Fritz Geihardt was a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, with its higher grade Oak Leaves, was awarded to recognise exceptional battlefield bravery or military leadership.
Friedrich Fritz Geihardt was born onJanuary 1919 in Sonnefeld, near Coburg in Oberfranken. He was the son of a teacher who had died early from wounds sustained during World War I. Aged fifteen he joined the Flying Hitler Youth and became a glider pilot. He joined the military service of the Luftwaffe in 1937 and was transferred to the 2.Lehrgeschwader onJuly 1939.
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