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Kurt Maier (21 January 1911 – 11 February 1952) 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. Kurt Maier was killed in a road accident on 11 February 1952 in Heilbronn. ==Awards and decorations== * Flugzeugführerabzeichen * Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "400" * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class * * 1st Class * Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (13 June 1941) * German Cross in Gold on 22 January 1942 as ''Leutnant'' in the I./Kampfgeschwader 4〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 292.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves * * Knight's Cross on 16 November 1942 as ''Oberleutnant'' and aircraft commander in the 3./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 246.〕 * * 674th Oak Leaves on 6 December 1944 as ''Hauptmann'' and Staffelkapitän of the 9./Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg"〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 78.〕 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「Kurt Maier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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