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Lothar Linke (23 October 1909 – 14 May 1943) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Lothar Linke claimed 27 aerial victories, 24 of them at night.〔For a list of Luftwaffe night fighter aces see ''List of German World War II night fighter aces''.〕 On 14 May 1943 Linke and his crew were forced to bail out after their Bf-110 was hit by British fighters. He struck the tail end of the plane and was killed. On 19 September 1943, he was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross. ==Awards== * Aviator badge * Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold * Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (25 January 1943) * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class * * 1st Class * German Cross in Gold on 12 April 1943 as ''Leutnant'' in the 12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 281.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 September 1943 as ''Oberleutnant'' and ''Staffelkapitän'' of the 12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 240.〕 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「Lothar Linke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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