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Old 27th December 2009, 15:02
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Knight Cross Holders from KG40

Hello , I new to this forum and this is my first post , I hope that somebody can help me with my following request . I am looking for a list of members from KG 40 who were awarded the Knights Cross or higher during the war , thank you .
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Old 27th December 2009, 15:20
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Re: Knight Cross Holders from KG40

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Buchholz, Hans

1./KG 40
24.03.1941

Daser, Edmund

1./KG 40
21.02.1941

Fliegel, Fritz

I./KG 40
25.03.1941

Jope, Bernhard

2./KG 40
30.12.1940

Konschegg v. Pramburg, Lambert

III./KG 40
28.02.1945

Mayr, Rudolf

9./KG 40
18.05.1943

Mons, Rudolf

I./KG 40
18.09.1941

Petersen, Edgar

I./KG 40
21.10.1940

Schlosser, Heinrich

2./KG 40
18.09.1941

Stahnke, Karl-Heinz

3./KG 40
20.10.1944
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Old 28th December 2009, 09:30
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Re: Knight Cross Holders from KG40

Wilhelm Schmitter, 19.09.42 as an Oblt and pilot of II./KG 40.
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Old 28th December 2009, 10:11
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Re: Knight Cross Holders from KG40

Presume you are after I & III/KG 40 names to which you can add Hanns Heise and Martin Vetter, both of whom flew with KG 40 but got the RK with other Geschwader
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Old 29th December 2009, 01:00
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Re: Knight Cross Holders from KG40

Many thanks for all the help gentlemen , it is exactly what I am looking for .I am posting a signed photo of a Luftwaffe Knights Cross Holder from my collection that I got many years ago , sadly I had a house fire last year and I lost alot of my collection and details of some of my photo collection . I believe this man served in KG 40 , can anybody name him for me please ? You can click on the photos for better details , thanks.
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Old 29th December 2009, 10:22
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Re: Knight Cross Holders from KG40

Are you sure about Schmitter?

Major Schmitter, Wilhelm* 18.12.1913 Rheydt/Rheinland+ 08.11.1943
Ritterkreuz am: 19.09.1942 als: Oberleutnant Funktion: Flugzeugführer II./KG 2
432. Eichenlaub am: 24.03.1944 als Major Staffelkapitän 15./KG 2

Oberstleutnant Heise, Hanns* 01.02.1913 Treuenbrietzen, Krs. Jüterbog+ 18.05.1992 Köln
Ritterkreuz am: 03.09.1942 als: Hauptmann Funktion: Kommandeur IV./KG 76Bes.
Vermerke: Laut Kampfflieger-Asse RK in der I./KG 76.
Bundeswehr: Von 1956 bis 30.09.1971. Zuletzt: Brigadegeneral

Vetter, Martin* 20.04.1905 Yabin/Deutsch-Neuguinea+ 25.09.1982
Ritterkreuz am: 16.05.1940 als: Major
Funktion: Kommandeur II./KG 26
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Schmitter was with 4/KG 40-II/KG 40 after it convereted to Me 410 became V/KG 2
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