Hanns Heise
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Hanns Horst Heise | |
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Born | 1 February 1913 Treuenbrietzen |
Died | 18 May 1992 Cologne |
(aged 79)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/branch | Reichsmarine Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1934–45 1956–71 |
Rank | Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | I./KG 76 IV./KG 76 KG 51 KG 2 KG 40 KG 30 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hanns Horst Heise (1 February 1913 – 18 May 1992) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Aviator badge
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (15 September 1941)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (13 January 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 September 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Kampfgeschwader 76[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 179.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. Unknown parameter
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Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Hauptmann Robert von Sichart |
Gruppenkommandeur of I./KG 76 ? – March 1942 |
Succeeded by Unknown |
Preceded by Hauptmann Gerhard Kröchel |
Gruppenkommandeur of IV./KG 76 March 1942 – 9 May 1943 |
Succeeded by Major Günter Beyer |
Preceded by Major Egbert von Frankenberg und Proschlitz |
Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 51 9 May 1943 – 25 February 1944 |
Succeeded by Oberstleutnant Wolf Dietrich Meister |
Preceded by Oberstleutnant Karl Kessel |
Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2 25 February 1944 – April 1944 |
Succeeded by Major Wilhelm Rath |
Preceded by Oberst Rupprecht Heyn |
Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 40 November 1944 – February 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
Preceded by Oberst Bernhard Jope |
Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 30 February 1945 – May 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
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- 1913 births
- 1992 deaths
- People from Treuenbrietzen
- Luftwaffe pilots
- German World War II pilots
- Bundeswehr generals
- Brigadier generals of the German Air Force
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war
- People from the Province of Brandenburg