Luftwaffe Recce RK Winners in 1940
 

I can only find one but stand by/hope to be corrected!:

Theo Rowehl - Oberstleutnant - Kommandeur Aufkl.OBdL - 27 September 1940

Re: Luftwaffe Recce RK Winners in 1940
 

hi

you search like this?

Eichloff, Otto
* 19.04.1916 Willenberg/Ostpreußen+ 03.06.1987 ErdingRitterkreuz am: 16.08.1940als: Feldwebel Funktion: Flugzeugführer 4./KG 30Quellenhinweise: Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes von Fellgiebel. Kampfflieger-Asse 1939-1945 von Brütting. RKT-Datenbank, Frohne v. 29.05.2002.

Re: Luftwaffe Recce RK Winners in 1940
 

For bombers, fighters, Zerstörer, Stuka it is easy especially as I have the official list to 6 Oct 40 but for aufklärer, it is not so easy

Re: Luftwaffe Recce RK Winners in 1940
 

Here's all I can find Chris:

Barth, Karl. Oberleutnant zur See
3./Küstenfliegergruppe 506
14.12.1940 Ritterkreuz

Knapp, Wilhelm. Hauptmann
3(F)Aufklärungsgruppe 125
02.11.1940 Ritterkreuz

Krauß, Walter. Oberleutnant
2.(H)Aufklärungs-Gruppe 21
29.07.1940 Ritterkreuz

Rowehl, Theodor. Oberstleutnant
Kommandeur Aufklärungsgruppe Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe
27.09.1940 Ritterkreuz

Schürmeyer, Fritz. Oberleutnant
3.(F)Aufklärungsgruppe d. Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe
01.10.1940 Ritterkreuz

/Ian

Re: Luftwaffe Recce RK Winners in 1940
 

Thanks Ian. Knapp was Aufkl 123 not 125!

Re: Luftwaffe Recce RK Winners in 1940
 

Yes that is a error in my database....today I found a few more...dates of awards and surnames...I think the db was originally compiled with OCR (optical character recognition) so there are quite a few errors in it.

/Ian