Josef Steudel

Josef Steudel (21 July 1917 – 4 May 2004) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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

 * Flugzeugführerabzeichen
 * Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
 * Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (20 June 1941)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (9 September 1940)
 * 1st Class (25 September 1940)
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Black (19 October 1940)
 * German Cross in Gold (21 August 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1944 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 8./Kampfgeschwader 2
 * Ärmelband Kreta