Allegiance Nazi Germany Years of service ?–1945 Unit JG 52
JG 50 | Service/branch Luftwaffe Rank Oberleutnant Name Heinrich Fullgrabe | |
Died 30 January 1945(1945-01-30) (aged 28)
Brieg | ||
Heinrich Fullgrabe (26 July 1916 – 30 January 1945) was a German Luftwaffe 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. Since joining the Luftwaffe in the late '30s, after the his training as a fighter pilot, Fullgrabe was appointed to serve as the Unteroffizier 9./JG 52 in spring 1941. Heinrich Fullgrabe became famous as a member of one of the most efficient units of the Luftwaffe, Karaya Quartet, where flying alongside Hermann Graf (212 kills), Alfred Grislawski (133) and Ernst Sus (68). Heinrich Fullgrabe was killed on 30 January 1945 by Soviet anti-aircraft fire near Brieg in Silesia. During his career he was credited with 67 aerial victories, all of them on the Eastern Front. His score includes five Il-2 Sturmoviks.