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Sep 20, 1918 Jena, Thuringia, Germany Died on 09 Sep 1942 (aged 23)
German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
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About Alfred Franke
- Alfred Franke (20 September 1918 – 9 September 1942) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II.
- The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
- On 9 September 1942, Alfred Franke was killed north of Stalingrad after dog-fighting with a Soviet Il-2 Shturmovik flown by Kapitan Pavel S.
- Vinogradov.
- He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 29 October 1942 and was also promoted to Leutnant.
- During his career he was credited with 60 aerial victories.
- 4 on the Western Front and 56 on the Eastern Front.
