Ritterkreuz Award ceremony for Heinz Strüning and Alfons Köster

From left to right: Hauptmann Paul Semrau (Staffelkapitän 3.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 2), Leutnant der Reserve Heinz Strüning (Flugzeugführer in 3.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1), Oberfeldwebel Alfons Köster (Flugzeugführer in 3.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 2), and Leutnant Wilhelm Beier (Flugzeugführer in 3.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1) on 9 November 1942 on the occasion of the award of the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes to Struning and Köster. They already received the news of their award via radio/telegram on 29 October 1942 previously. The picture comes from a collection of Hans-Jakob Schmitz.

Source :
Book "Nachtjagd Defenders of the Reich 1940-1943" by Martin W. Bowman