Leutnant Walter Stimpel; later as Oberleutnant and Staffel kapitän of the 6./stuka-Geschw.77, he was awarded with the Knight's Cross on July 06 1942. He served in the following units: StG-165, StG-77, Adj II/StG-77, Stfkpt 6/StG-77 and flew 400+ missions with the Ju 87 including 330 in the east. Destroyed several supply ships on the Dnjepr and five freighters in the Black Sea.
