Brillanten award ceremony for Hauptmann Walter Nowotny (Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 54) which were held at Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschanze, Rastenburg (East Prussia), on 20 October 1943. The medal was presented by Adolf Hitler in his capacity as Führer und Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht. Luftwaffe fighter ace Walter Nowotny formally received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwerter und Brillanten #8 on 19 October 1943 after became the first person in history who scores 250 aerial victories. After the award ceremony, Nowotny immediately went on a short vacation to Vienna before returning to his front-line unit.
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https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/35747/e89cbb3ffd25e307438e36a6410e019b/
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