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==Awards==
==Awards==
* [[[Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe|Honour Goblet of the ''Luftwaffe'']] (''Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe'') on 1 May 1944 as ''[[Leutnant]]'' and pilot{{sfn|Patzwall|2008|p=124}}{{refn|According to Obermaier on 31 March 1944.|group="Note"}}
* [[Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe|Honour Goblet of the ''Luftwaffe'']] (''Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe'') on 1 May 1944 as ''[[Leutnant]]'' and pilot{{sfn|Patzwall|2008|p=124}}{{refn|According to Obermaier on 31 March 1944.|group="Note"}}
* [[Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe|Front Flying Clasp of the ''Luftwaffe'']] in Gold (18 February 1945)
* [[Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe|Front Flying Clasp of the ''Luftwaffe'']] in Gold (18 February 1945)
* [[Iron Cross]] (1939)
* [[Iron Cross]] (1939)

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Josef Kraft
File:Josef Kraft.jpg
Born8 February 1921
Vienna
Died16 October 1994(1994-10-16) (aged 73)
Fürstenfeldbruck
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchTemplate:Luftwaffe
Years of service1940–45
RankHauptmann
UnitNJG 4
NJG 5
NJG 6
NJG 1
Commands12./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Josef Kraft (8 February 1921 – 16 October 1994) was a 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. Kraft claimed 56 aerial victories.[Note 1]

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ For a list of Luftwaffe night fighter aces see List of German World War II night fighter aces.
  2. ^ According to Obermaier on 31 March 1944.
  3. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the 7./Nachtjagdgeschwader 6.[5]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Patzwall 2008, p. 124.
  2. ^ a b Thomas 1997, p. 400.
  3. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 249.
  4. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 271.
  5. ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 469.
  6. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 102.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Foreman, John; Parry, Simon; Matthews, Johannes (2004). Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939–1945. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-0-9538061-4-0. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Patzwall, Klaus D. (2008). Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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