Werner Blume

Werner Blume (5 August 1911 – 3 July 1942) was a German Luftwaffe reconnaissance pilot 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. Werner Blume was killed in action on 3 July 1942 in near Derna, Libya. He was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant der Reserve.

Awards

 * Flugzeugführerabzeichen
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class
 * German Cross in Gold (7 February 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 July 1942 as Leutnant and Flugzeugführer in the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122