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Franz Kieslich (17 March 1913 – 31 August 2012〔http://www.luftwaffe39-45.historia.nom.br/ases/kieslich.htm〕) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. 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, Franz Kieslich was credited with flying 1078 missions, sinking 10 ships totaling 23,000 BRT, a destroyer and a submarine.〔For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see ''List of German World War II Ground Attack aces''〕 ==Awards== * Aviator badge (22 February 1937) * Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "1000" * Anschluss Medal (16 December 1938) * Sudetenland Medal (1 October 1939) * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (5 May 1941)〔Thomas 1997, p. 362.〕 * * 1st Class (10 August 1941)〔 * Wound Badge (1939) * * in Black (18 May 1944) * Eastern Front Medal (13 August 1942) * Crimea Shield (15 March 1943) * German Cross in Gold on 10 July 1942 as ''Oberleutnant'' in the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 227.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves * * Knight's Cross on 5 January 1943 as ''Oberleutnant'' and ''Staffelkapitän'' of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 210.〕〔Scherzer 2007, p. 440.〕 * * 619th Oak Leaves on 10 October 1944 as ''Hauptmann'' and ''Gruppenkommandeur'' of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 77〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 76.〕 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 Kieslich」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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