. . "Lothar Linke (23 October 1909 \u2013 14 May 1943) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter 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. Lothar Linke claimed 27 aerial victories, 24 of them at night. On 14 May 1943 Linke and his crew were forced to bail out after their Bf-110 was hit by British fighters."@en . "Lothar Linke"@en . . "1943-05-14Z"^^ . "German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient" . "1909-10-23Z"^^ . . . . . . . "1909Z"^^ . . . . . . "1943Z"^^ . "Linke, Lothar"@en .