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Wilhelm Schmitter (18 December 1913 – 8 November 1943) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. 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. On 8 November 1943, Wilhelm Schmitter was declared missing in action after failing to return from a mission over London. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 24 March 1944. ==Awards== * Flugzeugführerabzeichen * Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold * Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (5 January 1942) * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (16 May 1940)〔Thomas 1998, p. 272.〕 * * 1st Class (3 January 1941)〔 * Wound Badge (1939) * * in Black * German Cross in Gold on 18 May 1941 as ''Oberleutnant'' in the II./Kampfgeschwader 40〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 416.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves * * Knight's Cross on 19 September 1942 as ''Oberleutnant'' and pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 2〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 311.〕 * * 432nd Oak Leaves on 24 March 1944 as ''Major'' and ''Staffelkapitän'' of the 15./Kampfgeschwader 2〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 69.〕 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「Wilhelm Schmitter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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