Gerhard Stamp
| Gerhard Stamp | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 June 1920 Bamberg, Germany |
| Died |
21 May 1998 (aged 77) Nassau, Germany |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Luftwaffe |
| Years of service |
1938–45 1956–78 |
| Rank |
Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst i.G |
| Unit | LG 1, JG 300 |
| Commands held | Sonderkommando Stamp |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Gerhard Stamp (3 June 1920 – 21 May 1998) was a highly decorated major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gerhard Stamp joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1978 as an Oberst i.G.
During World War II Stamp was credited with the destruction of 35,000 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied merchant shipping, the British destroyer HMS Defender sunk on 11 July 1941, plus numerous aircraft, tanks and vehicles on the ground. He is further credited with damaging 45,000 GRT of shipping. As a fighter pilot he claimed four aerial victories, three at night and one four-engine bomber during the day.[1]
Awards and decorations
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen (March 1940)[2]
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for Combat Flyer in Gold (8 September 1941)[2]
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (6 March 1942)[2]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 21 August 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 1.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 March 1943 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the 1.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[2][4]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Kaiser, Jochen (2011). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger—Band 2 (in German and English). Bad Zwischenahn, Germany: Luftfahrtverlag-Start. ISBN 978-3-941437-09-8.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Schumann, Ralf (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 des LG 1 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 of LG 1] (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-013-9.
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| Preceded by None |
Commander of Sonderkommando Stamp November 1944 |
Succeeded by Oberleutnant Kurt Welter |