Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. On 6 March 1944, Hugo Frey was killed over Sleen, the Netherlands after attacking a formation of B-17"son He was posthumously awarded the Knight"s Cross on 4 May 1944.
During his career he was credited with 32 aerial victories including 25 four-engine bombers, all on the Western Front.
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