Ernst Kühl

Ernst Kühl (24 October 1888 – 2 February 1972) served as a German officer in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was honored with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, an esteemed decoration of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (1939) & 1st Class (1940)
 * German Cross in Gold on 21 August 1942, as Oberstleutnant in the II./Kampfgeschwader 55
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 17 October 1942 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserve and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 55
 * 356th Oak Leaves on 18 December 1943 as Oberst of the Reserves and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 55 "Greif"
 * Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany