Heinz Berger

Heinz Arthur Berger
Born	5 May 1917 Breslau
Died	Hürth
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Flak-Regiment 411
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Eastern Front Battle of Berlin
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinz Arthur Berger (5 May 1917 – 19 October 1996) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also 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 Berger was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was held until 1949.

Awards

• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (31 July 1942)
  • 1st Class (12 February 1943)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (26 July 1942)
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class (30 January 1942)
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (October 1942)
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (January 1943)
• 1 Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants (12 August 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 April 1943 as Oberleutnant and battery leader in the II./Flak-Regiment 411 in the Flak-Regiment 151 (motorized)
• German Cross in Gold in April 1945 as Hauptmann in the 1. Flak-Division

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945