. . "Max Stotz"@en . . . "5./JG 54, II./JG 54" . . "1933Z"^^ . "Stotz, Max"@en . . . "German, Austrian born, World War II fighter pilot" . "First Austrian Republic(to 1938)" . . . . "1943Z"^^ . "1912-02-13Z"^^ . "1912Z"^^ . . . . "Max Stotz (born 13 February 1912 in Mannsw\u00F6rth, Lower Austria, MIA 19 August 1943 near Vitebsk) was a German former Luftwaffe flying ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership."@en . "1943-08-19Z"^^ .