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Franz Eckerle (24 April 1912 – 14 February 1942) was a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.〔Spick 1996, pp. 3–4.〕 Franz Eckerle was forced to make an emergency landing behind Soviet lines southeast of Schlüsselburg on 14 February 1942. He was posted as missing in action and presumed killed. He was posthumously honoured with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (''Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub'') on 12 March 1942 for 59 aerial victories.〔Weal 2007, p. 24.〕 ==Awards== * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (13 September 1939)〔Thomas 1997, p. 139.〕 * * 1st Class (11 August 1940)〔 * Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (19 December 1940) * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves * * Knight's Cross on 5 July 1941 as ''Hauptmann'' and ''Staffelkapitän '' of the 1./JG 54〔Scherzer 2007, p. 287.〕 * * 82nd Oak Leaves on 12 March 1942 as ''Hauptmann'' and ''Gruppenkommandeur'' of the I./JG 54〔 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「Franz Eckerle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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