Apologies if this is the wrong forum but up till this week I was under the impression that LW pilots were only awarded RK for kills. In research a Aufkl pilot I learnt that they could receive an RK for over a certain amount of missions flown with the proviso that they already have the ek2 and ek1.
for example:
BOOS, Johann. (DOB: 01.08.15 in Ney/Kreis St. Goar). (R, DKG).
20.10.36 entered the military, serving with 6./Inf.-Rgt. 55. Spring 1937 trf to the Luftwaffe. 04.38 began flight training with Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 72, then more training with: FFS A/B 2, FFS C 7, then Grosse KFS 1 Tutow.
02.39 trf to 1.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (to 05.39).
09.39 in 8./KG 55.
25.09.40 Uffz., 8./KG 55 WIA with a head wound during a raid on Bristol and out of action for some time.
01.41 finished training with BFS 4. 02.41 trf to 9./KG 55.
19.09.41 Fw., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 20.07.42 Fw., awarded the DKG.
01.08.43 promo to Ofw. 02.43 reported to have flown the last aircraft out of the Stalingrad pocket.
16.05.43 Ofw. in 9./KG 55, POW - in He 111 H-16 (G1+AY) that failed to return from a raid on the railway station in Krapotkin/N Caucasia (another account says the railway station at Armavir) - evaded capture for three days.
09.10.43 awarded the Ritterkreuz in recognition of 416 combat missions completed.
02.06.48 returned from Soviet captivity due to severe illness.
01.10.69 employed at the Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung in
Koblenz.
31.07.80 retired.
†20.12.03 in Kratzenburg near Koblenz.
Can someone please point me to a place where I can see the award criteria for recon pilots?
for example:
BOOS, Johann. (DOB: 01.08.15 in Ney/Kreis St. Goar). (R, DKG).
20.10.36 entered the military, serving with 6./Inf.-Rgt. 55. Spring 1937 trf to the Luftwaffe. 04.38 began flight training with Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 72, then more training with: FFS A/B 2, FFS C 7, then Grosse KFS 1 Tutow.
02.39 trf to 1.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (to 05.39).
09.39 in 8./KG 55.
25.09.40 Uffz., 8./KG 55 WIA with a head wound during a raid on Bristol and out of action for some time.
01.41 finished training with BFS 4. 02.41 trf to 9./KG 55.
19.09.41 Fw., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 20.07.42 Fw., awarded the DKG.
01.08.43 promo to Ofw. 02.43 reported to have flown the last aircraft out of the Stalingrad pocket.
16.05.43 Ofw. in 9./KG 55, POW - in He 111 H-16 (G1+AY) that failed to return from a raid on the railway station in Krapotkin/N Caucasia (another account says the railway station at Armavir) - evaded capture for three days.
09.10.43 awarded the Ritterkreuz in recognition of 416 combat missions completed.
02.06.48 returned from Soviet captivity due to severe illness.
01.10.69 employed at the Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung in
Koblenz.
31.07.80 retired.
†20.12.03 in Kratzenburg near Koblenz.
Can someone please point me to a place where I can see the award criteria for recon pilots?
. Thank you MB
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