Fritz Fliegel

Fritz Fliegel
Born	30 November 1907 Wilmersdorf, Berlin
Died	18 July 1941(1941-07-18) (aged 33) Atlantic Ocean
Cause of death	Killed in action
Relatives	Gotthard Fliegel (father)
Military career
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1934–41
Rank	Hauptmann (captain)
Commands held	I./KG 40
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Atlantic War  †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Gotthard Fliegel (father)
Cycling career
Team information
Discipline	Sprint (track cycling)
Major wins
German amateur champion 1929

Fritz Fliegel (30 November 1907 – 18 July 1941) was a German track cyclist, Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. On 18 July 1941, Fiegel was killed in action flying a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 during the Atlantic War in an attack on convoy OB 346. He targeted the 7,046-ton freighter Pilar de Larrinaga. However, the gunners shot his starboard wing off and he crashed into the sea, killing all on board.