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Reinhold Knacke (1 January 1919 – 3 February 1943) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Knacke claimed 44 aerial victories.〔For a list of Luftwaffe night fighter aces see ''List of German World War II night fighter aces''.〕 Knacke was shot down in aerial combat with a Halifax bomber on 3 February 1943. His radio operator, ''Unteroffizier'' Kurt Bundrock, managed to bail out from the burning aircraft. Knacke was found dead next to his crashed Messerschmitt Bf 110-F4 (''Werksnummer'' 4683—factory number) "G9+DK" east of Achterveld, Netherlands. ==Awards== * Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe * Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (15 July 1940)〔Thomas 1997, p. 379.〕 * * 1st Class (1940)〔 * German Cross in Gold on 14 April 1942 as ''Oberleutnant'' in the 2./NJG 1〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 236.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves * * Knight's Cross on 1 July 1942 as ''Oberleutnant'' and pilot of the 3./NJG 1〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 215.〕〔Scherzer 2007, p. 452.〕 * * 190th Oak Leaves on 7 February 1943 as ''Hauptmann'' and ''Staffelkapitän'' of the 3./NJG 1〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 58.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reinhold Knacke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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