Engelbert Heiner
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Engelbert Heiner
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| Born | 5 June 1914 Krefeld, Germany |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Gelnhausen, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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Luftwaffe |
| Rank | Oberleutnant |
| Unit | KG 27 NJG 6 |
| Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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)[1]
- 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"[2]
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Categories:
- 1914 births
- 1945 deaths
- People from Krefeld
- Luftwaffe pilots
- German World War II flying aces
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German military personnel of the Spanish Civil War
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by France
- People from the Rhine Province
