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Heinrich Krafft
Heinrich
"Gaudi"
Krafft
was a
Luftwaffe
ace
and recipient of the
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
during
World War II
. The
Knight's Cross
of the
Iron Cross
was awarded to recognise
extreme
battlefield
bravery
or
successful
military
leadership
. During his
career
he was
credited
with 78
aerial
victories, 4 over the
Western Front
and
74
over the
Eastern Front
.
Awards
Iron Cross
2nd
and
1st Class
German Cross in Gold
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on
18 March
1942
as
Oberleutnant
and
Staffelkapitän
of the 3./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
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