A human's best friend: A member of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) poses for a photo with his German Shepherd dog. The Eichenlaubträger (recipient of Oakleaves) is Major Otto Weiß (25 September 1907 - 19 August 1955), the first ground-attack pilot who received the Eichenlaub for his Ritterkreuz. He received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 18 May 1940 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the II.Gruppe (Schlacht) / Lehrgeschwader 2 (LG 2), and the Eichenlaub on 31 December 1941 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the II.Gruppe (Schlacht) / Lehrgeschwader 2 (LG 2). Weiß flew more than 500 combat missions with the Henschel Hs 123 and the Messerschmitt Bf 109.
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