Martin Möbus

Martin Möbus
Born	9 May 1917 Zeisdorf
Died	2 June 1944(1944-06-02) (aged 27) Pori, Finland
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1936–1944
Rank	Major
Unit	StG 1 StG 2 SchlG 5
Commands held	I./Schlachtgeschwader 5
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Norwegian Campaign Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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Martin Möbus (9 May 1917 – 2 June 1944) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Martin Möbus was killed on 2 June 1944 in an auto-accident in Pori, Finland. In more than 800+ flights he was credited with the destruction of several ships, 60+ tanks, 600 vehicles, 18 anti-aircraft guns and 5 armored trains.^{[Notes 1]}

Awards and decorations

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "800"
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (3 May 1940)
• German Cross in Gold (2 July 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 8 May 1940 as Leutnant and Flugzeugführer I/Gruppe Stuka-Geschwader 1. "Insterburger Gruppe" ^[1]
  • 463rd Oak Leaves on 25 April 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 5 ^[2]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 256.
2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 70.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939-1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-021-4.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Notes

1. ^ For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com

Persondata
Name	Moebus, Martin
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	9 May 1917
Place of birth	Zeisdorf, Germany
Date of death	2 June 1944
Place of death	Pori, Finland