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Christopher Goss was born in 1961 and has had an interest in military aviation since his school days He is married with three daughters and is a serving officer with the Royal Air Force RAF. Knights of the Battle of Britain pdf Lots of historical background in a range of pilots and their exploits Knights of the Battle of Britain Luftwaffe Aircrew Awarded the Knight s Cross in 1940 The title of this book is somewhat misleading as I was expecting a comprehensive guide to Knight s Cross recipients who received the award for actions during the Battle of Britain Instead the author gives details of all Knight s Cross recipients from April 1940 to December 1940 Battle of Britain dates 10 July to 31 October 1940 Almost all of the recipients flew and fought in the Battle of Britain.

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So I guess that is what the title refers to though included are the Scandinavian Campaigns the Battle of the Low Countries and France and the Blitz. Kindle Knights of the Battle of britain The book is very well researched with service details and dates of promotions awards actions and transfers of each man along with a photograph or two provided It reads a bit like action reports because of this and only some men get personal details included Even though it lacks all the personal info one wishes for the stories still tell of the brave men on the other side of the Battle of Britain s history where the men were just as brave skilled and human as the flyers of the British and allied squadrons Highly recommended for Battle of Britain enthusiasts Knights of the Battle of Britain Luftwaffe Aircrew Awarded the Knight s Cross in 1940

Knights of the Battle of Britain: Luftwaffe Aircrew Awarded the Knight's Cross in 1940 By Chris Goss

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The Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes Knights Cross of the Iron Cross known simply as the Ritterkreuz Knights Cross was the highest German military award of the Second World War Instituted on 1 September 1939 to coincide with the German invasion of Poland it was awarded for leadership valor or skill As the war progressed higher variants were instituted namely the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds Similar in design but larger than the Eiserne Kreuz Iron Cross and worn around the neck as opposed to on the breast the border and hanging loop on the Knights Cross were made of pure silver which was marked 800 The award was made by a number of German manufacturers On 3 June 1940 the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz mit Eichenlaub Knights Cross with Oak Leaves was instituted by which time 124 Rittterkreuz had been awarded to all arms of the German military of which forty nine had been awarded to Luftwaffe personnel The first recipient was Generalfeldmarschal Hermann G ring on 30 September 1939 the first Luftwaffe operational Luftwaffe aircrew member recipient and the fifth overall was Oberst Robert Fuchs Kommodore of Kampfgeschwader 26 His award was made on 6 April 1940 The first fighter pilot to receive the Ritterkreuz was Hauptmann Werner M lders of III Gruppe Jagdgeschwader 53 III JG 53 on 29 May 1940 Only three Luftwaffe officers would receive the Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub in 1940 and all of them were fighter pilots M lders on 21 September 1940 he was then Geschwader Kommodore of JG 51 Major Adolf Galland Kommodore of JG 26 on 24 September 1940 and Hauptmann Helmut Wick Kommandeur of I Gruppe JG 2 on 6 October 1940 Throughout the summer of 1940 many Luftwaffe members be they serving on fighter bomber dive bomber or reconnaissance units would receive the Ritterkreuz Some of these awards were made posthumously whilst others would learn of their awards whilst a prisoner of war in Britain or later in Canada In this book the renowned aviation historian Chris Goss provides biographical details of all operational members of the Luftwaffe who received the Ritterkreuz during 1940 or were awarded it as a result of their actions in what became known as the Battle of Britain Knights of the Battle of Britain Luftwaffe Aircrew Awarded the Knight s Cross in 1940.