man ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁bom ber , ▁X 9 9 7 6 ▁of ▁No . ▁ 7 5 ▁( New ▁Zealand ) ▁Squadron , ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁action . ▁This ▁achiev ement ▁earned ▁L ent ▁a ▁reference ▁in ▁the ▁We hr macht ber icht ▁( his ▁first ▁of ▁six ▁in ▁total ), ▁an ▁information ▁bullet in ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁We hr macht . ▁To ▁be ▁sing led ▁out ▁individually ▁in ▁the ▁We hr macht ber icht ▁was ▁an ▁honour ▁and ▁was ▁entered ▁in ▁the ▁Or ders ▁and ▁Dec or ations ' ▁section ▁of ▁one ' s ▁Service ▁Record ▁Book . ▁ ▁L ent ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Haupt mann ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁with ▁Oak ▁Le aves ▁() ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁his ▁total ▁stood ▁at ▁ 3 4 ▁no ct urn al ▁vict ories ▁plus ▁seven ▁day - time ▁vict ories . ▁The ▁award ▁was ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁F ühr er haupt qu art ier ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁and ▁ 2 9 ▁June , ▁his ▁t ally ▁standing ▁then ▁at ▁ 3 9 ▁no ct urn al ▁and ▁seven ▁day - time ▁vict ories . ▁L ent ▁also ▁held ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁ach ieving ▁the ▁first ▁L ichten stein ▁rad ar - ass isted ▁air ▁victory ▁in ▁a ▁D orn ier ▁Do ▁ 2 1 5 B -