Richard Czekay

Richard Czekay
Born	26 March 1916 Strausberg
Died	24 April 2009 (aged 93) Kitzingen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Major
Unit	StG 2 SG 2
Commands held	I.(k)LG 1 IV.(Erg)Gruppe/LG 1 LG 1
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Invasion of Yugoslavia Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Richard Czekay (26 March 1916 – 24 April 2009) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle bar (1 September 1939)^[1]
• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (5 November 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for Combat Flyers
  • in Silver (5 November 1941)^[1]
  • in Gold (19 March 1942)^[1]
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 13 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and pilot^[2]
• German Cross in Gold on 27 May 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 December 1942 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 3./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" and adjutant of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 2^{[4][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant and adjutant of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann".^[5]

References

Citations

1. Schumann 2003, p. 49.
2. Patzwall 2008, p. 63.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 77.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 156.
5. Scherzer 2007, p. 264

Bibliography

• Brütting, Georg (1992) [1976]. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 [These were the German Stuka Aces 1939 – 1945] (in German) (7th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Volume II Dive Bomber and Attack Aircraft] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Patzwall, Klaus D. (2008). Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg [The Honor Goblet for Outstanding Achievement in the Air War] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3.
• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Schumann, Ralf (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 des LG 1 (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-013-9.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com