Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Heinz Nacke | Years of service ?-1945 Service/branch Luftwaffe | |
Rank Oberst (Wehrmacht)
Oberst (Bundeswehr) Commands held II./ZG 76
III./NJG 3
II./ZG 1
ZG 101 Battles/wars Spanish Civil War
World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Britain
Defense of the Reich Died September 16, 1984, Stuttgart, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Spanish Civil War, Battle of France, Battle of Britain, Defence of the Reich, World War II Unit Zerstorergeschwader 76, Nachtjagdgeschwader 3, Zerstorergeschwader 1 | ||
Heinz Nacke (22 December 1909 – 16 September 1984) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) 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 he was credited with 14 aerial victories, all of them over the Western Front.
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