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Heinz Bretschneider

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Years of service
  
1934–45 ?–1969

Unit
  
Condor Legion

Name
  
Heinz Bretschneider

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr)

Rank
  
Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)

Battles/wars
  
Spanish Civil War World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Vistula–Oder Offensive

Died
  
March 16, 1971, Ahlen, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Spanish Civil War, Battle of France

Heinz Walter Bretschneider (26 March 1913 – 16 March 1971) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe 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. Heinz Bretschneider joined the post war Bundeswehr, rising to the rank of Oberstleutnant.

Awards

  • Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
  • Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • German Cross in Gold (9 January 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 February 1943 as Oberwachtmeister and Battery officer in the 1./Flak-Regiment 13

    • References

    Heinz Bretschneider Wikipedia
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