Richard Czekay

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Richard Czekay Service/branch Luftwaffe		Years of service ?–1945 Rank Major
Commands held I.(k)LG 1 IV.(Erg)Gruppe/LG 1 LG 1 Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Invasion of Yugoslavia Eastern Front Died April 24, 2009, Kitzingen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Battle of Britain, Invasion of Yugoslavia, Eastern Front, World War II Unit Sturzkampfgeschwader 2, Schlachtgeschwader 2

Richard Czekay (26 March 1916 – 24 April 2009) 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

Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle bar (1 September 1939)

Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (5 November 1939)

1st Class

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for Combat Flyers

in Silver (5 November 1941)

in Gold (19 March 1942)

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 13 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and pilot

German Cross in Gold on 27 May 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 December 1942 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitan of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" and adjutant of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2

References

Richard Czekay Wikipedia

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