Hans Strelow

 Hans Strelow (26 March 1922 – 22 May 1942) was a Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. He received the award two days before his 20th birthday making him the youngest recipient of the Oak Leaves.
Strelow flew more than 200 missions, and was credited with 68 aerial victories.
Squadron leader and death.
On 1 February 1942, Strelow was appointed "Staffelkapitän" (squadron leader) of 5. "Staffel" of JG 51. He succeeded "Oberleutnant" Horst Geyer who had temporarily led the "Staffel" after its former commander, "Oberleutnant" Hartmann Grasser had taken command of II. "Gruppe" of JG 51.
To avoid capture by the Red Army, Strelow committed suicide after he was shot down by a Petlyakov Pe-2 twin-engine bomber in Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 "Black 10" ("Werknummer" 8239—factory number). He had made a forced landing behind Soviet lines. He was succeeded by "Oberleutnant" Karl-Heinz Schnell as commander of 5. "Staffel".
Summary of career.
Aerial victory claims.
Matthews and Foreman, authors of "Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims", researched the German Federal Archives and found documentation for 68 aerial victory claims, all of which claimed on the Eastern Front.