▁reverse ▁be ars ▁an ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁in ▁high ▁relief . ▁Oak ▁leaves ▁and ▁ac orn s ▁ad orn ▁the ▁stem . ▁The ▁legend ▁" F ür ▁Bes ondere ▁Leist ung ▁im ▁Luft krie g " ▁are ▁formed ▁into ▁the ▁base . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁prede cess ors ▁ ▁Although ▁G ör ing ▁considered ▁the ▁" H on or ▁Go ble t ▁of ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe " ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁" person al ▁creation ", ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁original ▁idea . ▁It ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁av iation ▁award , ▁the ▁Ehren be cher ▁für ▁den ▁Sie ger ▁im ▁Luft k amp fe , ▁or ▁Honor ▁Go ble t ▁for ▁the ▁Victor ▁in ▁Air ▁Com bat . ▁This ▁award ▁was ▁generally ▁given ▁upon ▁one ' s ▁first ▁victory ▁in ▁aer ial ▁combat ▁( although ▁the ▁actual ▁award ▁best ow al ▁might ▁come ▁some ▁time ▁after ▁the ▁victory ). ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁reported ▁( although ▁the ▁late ▁av iation ▁historian ▁Ne al ▁O ' Con nor , ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁confirm ▁it ▁before ▁his ▁death ), ▁that ▁the ▁requirement ▁for ▁aer ial ▁vict ories ▁may ▁have ▁increased ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁war , ▁since ▁air ▁combat ▁became ▁more ▁common . ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁awards ▁presented ▁is ▁unknown , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁fewer ▁than ▁its ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁successor . ▁ ▁Among ▁notable ▁recip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Ehren be cher ▁für ▁den ▁Sie ger ▁im ▁Luft k amp fe ▁were : ▁▁ ▁O sw ald ▁Bo el cke ▁–