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Andreas Kuffner (30 May 1918 – 30 April 1945) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career he flew 900+ missions and is credited with the destruction of 60+ tanks.〔For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see ''List of German World War II Ground Attack aces''〕 Andreas Kuffner was killed on 30 April 1945 when the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 he was flying was bounced and shot down by a Royal Air Force Spitfire XIV from 350 Squadron as he was attempting to land near Schwerin. During the same attack, Knight's Cross recipients Rainer Nossek and Wilhelm Bromen were killed and wounded respectively. ==Awards and decorations== * Aviator badge * Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "900" * Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (25 May 1942) * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (22 June 1940)〔Thomas 1997, p. 425.〕 * * 1st Class (19 March 1942)〔 * Wound Badge (1939) * * in Black * German Cross in Gold on 25 September 1942 as ''Leutnant'' in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 260.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves * * Knight's Cross on 16 April 1943 as ''Oberleutnant'' and ''Staffelkapitän'' of the 4./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 278.〕 * * 864th Oak Leaves on 20 December 1944 as ''Hauptmann'' and Staffelkapitän of the 10. (Pz.)/Schlachtgeschwader 3〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 78.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andreas Kuffner (Luftwaffe)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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