Oberst der Reserve Dr.jur. Ernst Kühl (Fliegerführer Nord) after the presentation of the Eichenlaub award ceremony with Adolf Hitler at Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschanze. Kühl received the Eichenlaub #356 for his Ritterkreuz on 18 December 1943 for his achievement as Geschwaderkommodore Kampfgeschwader 55 (KG 55) "Greif". The medal was awarded for the continued successes of his Geschwader up until he gave up command of the unit on 8 August 1943. In this time he and his men had flown transport missions to Stalingrad, attacked the tank factory at Gorki and the refineries at Saratov, and participated in support of Operation Citadel in July 1943. Particularly noteworthy was the Geschwader’s support of the II. SS-Panzerkorps on 7 July 1943 near Gremutschi and Krassaja, where his pilots flew 178 missions against targets as close as 200 metres away from friendly lines. By the time of his reception of the Eichenlaub Kühl had also reached a personal mission count of 314, a remarkable achievement given his age!
Source :
http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2011/07/album-foto-berwarna-perwira-dan_5529.html
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/24261/K%C3%BChl-Drjur-Ernst.htm
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