Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Lieutenant)

Unit:

1. (Fern) 24

Awarded on:

September 28th, 1938

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Kapitän 2. / Aufklärungsgruppe 22

Awarded on:

December 11th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Kapitän 2. / Aufklärungsgruppe 22

Awarded on:

April 12th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Kapitän 2. / Aufklärungsgruppe 22

Awarded on:

June 27th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major im Generalstab (Major in General Staff)

Unit:

Generalstab der Luftwaffe (General Staff Luftwaffe)

Awarded on:

August 23rd, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

February 6th, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 21st, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Lieutenant Colonel)

Unit:

Chef des Generalstabes, II. Fallschirm-Korps, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

September 5th, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Lieutenant Colonel)

Unit:

Chef des Generalstabes, II. Fallschirm-Korps, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

October 29th, 1944

During the final fighting in the Falaise pocket the bulk of 7. Armee was encircled. In response the commander of II. Fallschirm-Korps (namely General Meindl) ordered the remnants of his Korps to break out in two large groups. Oberstleutnant i.G. Blauensteiner commanded the southern Kampfgruppe, and under his outstanding leadership it managed to break out of the pocket. Meindl would recommend him for the Knight’s Cross as a result of this achievement.