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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. Bibliography.
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Heinrich Hofer
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Aviator badge Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 September 1939) 1st Class (12 June 1941) Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (18 November 1941) German Cross in Gold on 16 July 1942 as Hauptmann in the Stab/Kampfgeschwader 55 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight"s Cross on 3 September 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of World War II/Kampfgeschwader 55 656th Oak Leaves on 18 November 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of World War II/Kampfgeschwader 55.
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January 2, 1996 (aged 84)