Reinhold Knacke
Military Person
1919 – 1943
Who was Reinhold Knacke?
Reinhold Knacke was a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace 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. Knacke claimed 44 aerial victories.
Knacke was shot down in aerial combat with a Halifax bomber on 3 February 1943. His radio operator, Unteroffizier Kurt Bundrock, managed to bale out from the burning aircraft. Knacke was found dead next to his crashed Messerschmitt Bf 110-F4 "G9+DK" 3 kilometres east of Achterveld, Netherlands.
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