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Josef "Sepp" Quirin Prentl (14 October 1916 – 16 July 1996) was a highly decorated Major 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. Josef Prentl joined the post-war Bundeswehr in 1956, retiring in 1974 as an Oberst. From 1974 to 1978 he served in the Bavarian parliament as a member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria party. ==Awards and decorations== * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (8 October 1940)〔Thomas 1998, p. 169.〕 * * 1st Class (10 February 1942)〔 * German Cross in Gold on 20 August 1944 as ''Hauptmann'' in Flak-Kampfgruppe Prentl〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 359.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves * * Knight's Cross on 21 October 1942 as ''Oberleutnant'' and chief of the 2./Flak-Regiment 231〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 280.〕 * * (851st) Oak Leaves on 28 April 1945 as ''Major'' and commander of Flak-Regiment 116〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 85.〕 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「Josef Prentl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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