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Erbo Graf von Kageneck (2 April 1918 – 12 January 1942) was a German fighter pilot and flying ace in the Luftwaffe from 1938 to 1942. He was credited with 67 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft. He was the winner of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. ==Early life== Kageneck was born in Bonn, one of five sons of ''Generalmajor'' Karl Graf von Kageneck and Freiin Maria von Schorlemer, daughter of Clemens Freiherr von Schorlemer, an Imperial Secretary of Agriculture. His brothers included: * Clemens-Heinrich Graf von Kageneck (1913–2005), Captain of panzer troops :∞ Countess Caroline Henckel von Donnersmarck * Franz Joseph Graf von Kageneck (1915–1941), killed in action in front of Moscow, as an ''Hauptmann'' leading a battalion in the 18th Infantry regiment :∞ Princess Elisabeth Maria of Bavaria * August von Kageneck (1922–2004), a lieutenant in panzer troops, later a journalist and writer. After passing his ''Abitur'' in 1936, Kageneck immediately joined the German air force, the ''Luftwaffe''. At the outbreak of World War II, he served with ''Jagdgeschwader 1'' and flew his first operational missions during the invasion of Poland. Kageneck scored his first victory during the first days of the Blitzkrieg in the Netherlands and soon claimed four kills in the skies of Western Europe. He claimed a further nine victories during the Battle of Britain and on 18 September 1940, he was appointed ''Staffelkapitän'' (squadron leader) of Staffel 9, ''Jagdgeschwader 27''. Kageneck also gained four victories over Hawker Hurricanes during his spell supporting the offensive against Malta. 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「Erbo Graf von Kageneck」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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