link serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
luftwaffe ? -- 1944 18px over hannoversch münden 16 august 1944 mährisch-neustadt nazi germany jg 3 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 26 august 1922 hauptmann -lrb- posthumously -rrb- ekkehard tichy
 ekkehard tichy
ekkehard tichy

ekkehard tichy -lrb- 26 august 1922 -- 16 august 1944 -rrb- was a german luftwaffe ace and recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross during world war ii .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
ekkehard tichy was killed on 16 august 1944 after ramming a b-17 with his fw 190 over hannoversch münden , germany .
he was posthumously awarded the knights cross on 14 january 1945 and promoted to hauptmann .
during his career he was credited with 25 victories 13 on the eastern front and 12 on the western front .
