Richard Czekay

Richard Czekay (26 March 1916 – 24 April 2009) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

 * Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle bar (1 September 1939)
 * Flugzeugführerabzeichen
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (5 November 1939)
 * 1st Class
 * Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for Combat Flyers
 * in Silver (5 November 1941)
 * in Gold (19 March 1942)
 * Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 13 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and pilot
 * German Cross in Gold on 27 May 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 December 1942 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" and adjutant of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2