4 ▁for ▁the ▁official ▁presentation ▁of ▁the ▁Diam onds ▁to ▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁with ▁Oak ▁Le aves ▁and ▁S words ▁by ▁Hitler . ▁Following ▁the ▁official ▁photo ▁session ▁by ▁Hitler ' s ▁photograph er ▁Heinrich ▁Hoff mann , ▁Sch n au fer ▁met ▁with ▁Ober st ▁( Col onel ) ▁Nicol aus ▁von ▁Below , ▁Hitler ' s ▁Luft wa ffe ▁adj ut ant , ▁at ▁the ▁Reich sl u ft fahrt minister ium ▁( Min istry ▁of ▁A viation ). ▁Here ▁Sch n au fer ▁and ▁his ▁crew ▁were ▁fil med ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁news re els ▁Die ▁Deutsche ▁W och ensch au . ▁Three ▁days ▁later ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁Gü ters lo h . ▁ ▁Sch n au fer ▁became ▁the ▁leading ▁night ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁on ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁Sch n au fer ▁sur pass ed ▁Ober st ▁Hel mut ▁L ent ' s ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 0 2 ▁night - time ▁vict ories , ▁after ▁he ▁claimed ▁three ▁Lanc aster s ▁shot ▁down ▁from ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁ 2 3 5 ▁Lanc aster s ▁from ▁No ▁ 5 . ▁Group ▁which ▁attacked ▁the ▁Dort mund - E ms ▁Canal . ▁Sch n au fer , ▁whose ▁victory ▁total ▁stood ▁at ▁ 1 0 6 ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁failed ▁to ▁shoot ▁down ▁a ▁single ▁bom ber ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁month ▁without