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Karl Kennel (7 January 1914 – 1 July 1999) was a German World War II Luftwaffe ground attack pilot and flying ace. He flew 957 combat missions and is credited with 34 victories, including 3 on the Western Front.〔For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see ''List of German World War II Ground Attack aces''〕 He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ((ドイツ語:Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub)). 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. Kennel is also believed to have shot down Soviet fighter ace Nikolay Abramashvili over Stalingrad on 30 November 1942. ==Awards== * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (26 May 1940)〔Thomas 1997, p. 357.〕 * * 1st Class (24 June 1940)〔 * German Cross in Gold (6 March 1942)〔Scherzer 2007, p. 437.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves * * Knight's Cross on 19 September 1943 as ''Oberleutnant'' (war officer) and ''Staffelkapitän'' of the 5./SG 1〔 * * 666th Oak Leaves on 25 November 1944 as ''Hauptmann'' and ''Gruppenkommandeur'' of II./SG 2 "Immelmann"〔 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「Karl Kennel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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