Gerhard Raht

Gerhard Ferdinand Otto Raht (6 June 1920 – 11 January 1977) 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. Raht claimed 58 nocturnal aerial victories in 171 combat missions.

Awards

 * Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (6 September 1943)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (3 April 1942)
 * 1st Class (13 March 1943)
 * German Cross in Gold on 28 January 1944 as Oberleutnant in the II./NJG 3
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 24 June 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 1./NJG 2
 * 833rd Oak Leaves on 15 April 1945 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./NJG 2
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht