Gerhard Richter (pilot)

Gerhard Richter (21 November 1913 – 12 March 1995) 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

 * Flugzeugführerabzeichen (20 December 1936)
 * Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold (15 June 1941)
 * Spanish Cross in Gold
 * Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (21 September 1943)
 * Sudetenland Medal (2 October 1939)
 * Memel Medal (26 October 1939)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (16 September 1939)
 * 1st Class (27 May 1940)
 * Medaglia d'Argento al Valore Militare (20 November 1941)
 * German Cross in Gold (9 January 1943)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 November 1940 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 9.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1