85 night fighter pilots, including 14 crew members, were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.[85] Some Bomber pilots were also highly successful. The Stuka and Schlachtflieger pilot Hans-Ulrich Rudel flew 2,530 ground-attack missions and claimed the destruction of more than 519 tanks and a battleship, among others. He was the most highly decorated German serviceman of the Second World War.