[Edward L. Hsiao]

Gentlemen,

Here are a few names that were nominated for the Knight's Cross near the end of WWII. The outcome of the nominations are unknown.

Werner Fehdler,SG-2(Destroyed 65 tanks)

Helmut Hannemann,SG-2(Destroyed 77 tanks)

Feldhelm Maahs,SG-77(rear gunner;over 900 sorties)

Heinrich Michalczak,SG-9(Flew HS-129s)

Hermann Neumann,SG-1(Destroyed over 60 Tanks)

Hans Schulz,SG-10

Waldemar Soffing,JG-26(33 air-to-air kills)

Franz Stigler,JG-27,JV-44(28 confirmed air kills,Genlt. Adolf Galland put Stigler's name for the Knight's Cross)

Wilhelm Tschenett,SG-77(rear gunner;over 900 sorties)

Hartmut Vogt,SG-3,SG-77(Destroyed over 41 Tanks)

Gebhard Weber,SG-9(Flew HS-129s)

Plus plenty of Schlachtfliegers with over 500 or 600 sorties that were in for the Knight's Cross. If you can add some more names to my list,please do thank you.

Sincerely,

Edward L. Hsiao