Hans Dally

Hans Dally
Born	6 May 1916 Hamburg
Died	Hamburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Flak-Regiment 64 (mot.)
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Battle of Belgium Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Dally (6 May 1916 – 2 April 1997) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe all so 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. Hans Dally was captured British troops in May 1945 and was released in December of that year.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (30 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (2 February 1943)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (19 June 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal (27 August 1942)
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (15 June 1942)
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (20 September 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 June 1944 as Hauptmann and deputy commander of gemischte (joint) Flak-Abteilung 5 (L) (mot.)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945