Engelbert Heiner

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Service/branch Luftwaffe		Name Engelbert Heiner Rank Oberleutnant

Battles/wars Spanish Civil War World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Defence of the Reich Died March 19, 1945, Gelnhausen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Spanish Civil War, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Defence of the Reich, World War II Unit Kampfgeschwader 27, Nachtjagdgeschwader 6

Engelbert Heiner (5 June 1914 – 19 March 1945) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career Engelbert Heiner was credited with 15 aerial victories, all of them at night. On 19 March 1945, he was killed over Gelnhausen.

Awards

Aviator badge

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (18 May 1942)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

German Cross in Gold (7 July 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 December 1942 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"

References

Engelbert Heiner Wikipedia

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