Gerhard Dietrich (pilot)

Gerhard Dietrich (30 April 1917 – 10 August 1982) was a highly decorated Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel 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

 * Aviator badge
 * Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
 * in Bronze (?)
 * in Silver (1942)
 * in Gold (2 July 1942)
 * in Gold with Pennant (10 May 1943)
 * Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (14 December 1942)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (30 March 1942)
 * 1st Class (3 June 1942)
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Black (10 December 1942)
 * Crimea Shield (15 March 1943)
 * German Cross in Gold (20 March 1943)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel and pilot in the Stab/Kampfgeschwader 55