Adolf Baum (Luftwaffe officer)

Dr. jur. Adolf Baum
Born	28 October 1916 Friedberg (now Frymburk)
Died	4 December 1942 (aged 26) Kraków, Poland
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1937–42
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Flak-Regiment 37 (mot.)
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Balkans Campaign Battle of Stalingrad †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dr. jur. Adolf Baum^{[Note 1]} (28 October 1916 – 4 December 1942) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also 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. Adolf Baum was wounded during the Battle of Stalingrad and died from his wounds on 4 December 1942 in Kraków. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 December 1942.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 July 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (19 April 1941)^[1]
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 December 1942 as Oberleutnant and battery-leader of Flak-Regiment 37 (motorized)^{[2][Note 2]}

Notes

1. In German a Doctor of Law is abbreviated as Dr. iur. (Doctor iuris) or Dr. jur. (Doctor juris).
2. According to Scherzer as chief of the 5./Flak-Regiment (motorized) 37.^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1991, p. 19.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 124.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 206.

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.
• 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.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1991). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil V: Die Flugabwehrtruppen 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part V: The Air Defense Troops 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht