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