Heinz Cramer
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Heinz Cramer | |
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Born | 24 May 1911 Strasbourg |
Died | 5 September 2003 Hamburg |
(aged 92)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
Years of service | ?–1945 ?–1966 |
Rank | Major (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | II. /LG 1 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Heinz Cramer (24 May 1911 – 5 September 2003) was a highly decorated Major 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. Heinz Cramer was shotdown by British fighters in September 1940 and was held until 1947. He later joined the Bundeswehr and retired in 1966 as a Brigadegeneral.
Awards and decorations
- Aviator badge
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 September 1940 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the II.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 131.
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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External links
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Major Kurt Dobratz |
Gruppenkommandeur of II. /LG 1 6 August 1940 - 17 September 1940 |
Succeeded by Hauptmann Arved Crüger |
Categories:
- Pages with citations using unsupported parameters
- CS1 maint: unrecognized language
- 1911 births
- 2003 deaths
- People from Strasbourg
- People from Alsace-Lorraine
- Luftwaffe pilots
- Bundeswehr generals
- German World War II pilots
- Brigadier generals of the German Air Force
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- German prisoners of war