Reinhold Knacke
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Reinhold Knacke
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| Born | 1 January 1919 Strelitz Alt |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Achterveld, Netherlands |
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| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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 Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1939–43 |
| Rank | Hauptmann (Posthumously) |
| Unit | NJG 1 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Reinhold Knacke (1 January 1919 – 3 February 1943) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Knacke claimed 44 aerial victories.[Notes 1]
Knacke was shot down in aerial combat with a Halifax bomber on 3 February 1943. His radio operator, Unteroffizier Kurt Bundrock, managed to bail out from the burning aircraft. Knacke was found dead next to his crashed Messerschmitt Bf 110-F4 (Werksnummer 4683—factory number) "G9+DK" 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Achterveld, Netherlands.
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Awards
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 14 April 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 2./NJG 1[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
References in the Wehrmachtbericht
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| Sunday, 31 May 1942 | Ein Nachtjagdverband unter Führung des Generalleutnants Kammhuber erzielte hierbei seinen 600. Nachtjagdabschuß, Hauptmann Streib seinen 25. und 26. und Oberleutnant Knacke seinen 20. Nachtjagdsieg.[6] | A night fighter unit under the leadership of Generalleutnant Kammhuber achieved hereby their 600th aerial victory at night, Hauptmann Streib achieved his 25th and 26th and Oberleutnant Knacke his 20th nocturnal aerial victory. |
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- 1919 births
- 1943 deaths
- Luftwaffe pilots
- German World War II flying aces
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- Aviators killed by being shot down
- Burials at Ysselsteyn German war cemetery
