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Paul-Werner Hozzel (16 October 1910 – 7 January 1997) was a German World War II ''Luftwaffe'' ''Stuka'' pilot and the first pilot of that type of plane to be awarded with the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. == Military career == Paul-Werner Hozzel joined the ''Artillerie-Regiment'' 2 in 1931 and transferred to the ''Luftwaffe'' in 1935. He took command of the 2nd ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader 20'' on 1 September 1938 and shortly afterwards was promoted to ''Hauptmann''. At the outbreak of World War II he participated in the Invasion of Poland in 1939. Hozzel was then put in command of I.''Gruppe'' of ''Sturzkampfgeschwaders'' 1 (StG 1—1st Dive Bomber Wing). This ''Gruppe'' also participated in the Battle of France and in the invasion of Norway. Hozzel, as the first ''Stuka'' pilot, was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 May 1940 in representation of his ''Gruppe''’s success. This includes the sinking of military vessels, 60,000 tons of merchant shipping and the attacks against the fortresses Akershus and Oscarsborg Fortress. Further success followed with the destruction of the French destroyer ''Bison'' (2,435 tons) und the British destroyer ''Afridi'' (1,850 tons). The British battleship ''Warspite'' and the aircraft carrier ''Illustrious'' were attacked on 10 January 1941. ''Illustrious'' was hit 8 times putting her out of service for several weeks. Hozzel was promoted to ''Oberstleutnant'' and made ''Geschwaderkommodore'' of ''Sturzkampfgeschwader'' 2 "Immelmann" on 16 October 1941. With SG 2, he fought in the Battle of Stalingrad, the ''Geschwader'' flew 12,000 combat missions in this engagement. In was then tasked to form "''Gefechtsverband'' Hozzel" from parts of the ''Stuka-Geschwaders'' 1, 2 and 77 participating in the battles around Dnipropetrovsk. Hozzel was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 14 April 1943. He finished the war in a staff position of ''Luftflotte'' 1. He had been tasked with its leadership in the Courland Pocket and went into Soviet captivity as a prisoner of war. He returned from captivity on 16 January 1956. Still in 1956 he joined the ''Bundeswehr'' and retired as ''Brigadegeneral'' on 30 September 1969. 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「Paul-Werner Hozzel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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