▁and ▁hon ors ▁Hon our ▁Go ble t ▁of ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe ▁( E hren p okal ▁der ▁Luft wa ffe ) ▁( 1 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 ) ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁with ▁Oak ▁Le aves ▁and ▁S words ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁as ▁Ober le ut nant ▁and ▁Staff el kap it än ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 ./ J ag d gesch w ader ▁ 5 2 ▁ 1 1 5 th ▁Oak ▁Le aves ▁on ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁as ▁Haupt mann ▁and ▁Gru pp enk om mande ur ▁of ▁the ▁II ./ J ag d gesch w ader ▁ 5 2 ▁ 8 2 nd ▁S words ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁as ▁Ober st le ut nant ▁and ▁Gesch w ader kom mod ore ▁of ▁Jag d gesch w ader ▁ 7 7 ▁German ▁Federal ▁Cross ▁of ▁Mer it ▁with ▁Star ▁( 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 2 ) ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁( 1 9 7 0 ) ▁L ég ion ▁d ' honneur ▁( M arch ▁ 1 9 7 2 ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁former ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁G at ow ▁in ▁Berlin ▁G at ow , ▁was ▁named ▁General ▁Stein hoff ▁Kas erne ▁on ▁being ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁Federal ▁Ar med ▁Forces . ▁And ▁on ▁September ▁