Gerhard Stamp
Military Person
1920 – 1998
Who was Gerhard Stamp?
Gerhard Stamp 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 of Allied merchant shipping, the British destroyer 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.
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- Born
- Jun 3, 1920
Bamberg - Nationality
- Nazi Germany
- Died
- May 21, 1998
Nassau
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on July 23, 2013
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