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Context : Franz Zauner (4 September 1916 -- 29 July 2008) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. 
Question : What was the award received by Franz Zauner?

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross