Alfred Druschel

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Alfred Druschel (born February 4, 1917 in Bindsachsen ; † January 1, 1945 near Aachen ) was a German Air Force officer (most recently a colonel ) in World War II and holder of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross .

Military career

In 1936 Alfred Druschel joined the Luftwaffe and was an observer in the combat squadron as a lieutenant in 1938. For a short time he served in the staff department as an orderly officer . Then he was transferred to the first attack pilot group of the Air Force II. (Battle) / LG 2. He experienced numerous missions in Poland and flew some missions against French armored forces at Cambrai . After the battle for France was decided, he fought with the Henschel Hs 123 in the air battles in England, in the Balkans and in the Soviet Union. He carried out his missions both as a lone fighter and as a squadron captain .

In January 1942 Druschel took over the I. / Schlachtgeschwader 1 . In February he had his 600th flight, and in January 1943 his 800th flight with enemy contact. During his service in Křeč (Czech Republic), Ukraine and the Caucasus in September 1942 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and on February 19, 1943 with swords.

On June 11, 1943, Druschel became a squadron commodore . His squadron was disbanded in October 1943 and he was ordered to the staff of General der Attack Aircraft Hitschhold as stage manager of the day battle , where he was promoted to colonel in 1944. In the course of the Ardennes offensive , it was shot down on January 1, 1945 at the “ Operation Bodenplatte ” attack on Allied airfields near Aachen .

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Holm: Lehrgeschwader 2. In: ww2.dk. Retrieved January 5, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 282.
predecessor Office successor
Hubertus Hitschhold Commander of the battle squadron June 1
, 1943 - October 18, 1943 		-
personal data
SURNAME Druschel, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Colonel in the Air Force in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH February 4, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Bindsachsen
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1945
Place of death near Aachen