Heinz Frank
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Heinz Frank
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Born | 12 December 1914 Arnstadt |
Died | 7 October 1944 Yugoslavia |
(aged 29)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ |
Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1934–1944 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | LG 2 SchlG 1 SchlG 2 SchlG 151 |
Commands held | II./SG 2 IV. / SchlG 151 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Heinz Frank (12 December 1914 – 7 October 1944) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Heinz Frank was credited with 9 victories in 900+ missions.[Notes 1]
Heinz Frank died on 7 October 1944 in a hospital of a circulatory collapse following an accidental pistol shooting incident, the bullet was lodged in his right hip. He was interred in Arnstadt in Thuringia.[1]
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Awards and decorations
- Anschluss Medal
- Sudetenland Medal
- Aviator badge
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "900"
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (30 November 1940)
- German Cross in Gold on 6 March 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 1[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 3 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 1[4]
- 172nd Oak Leaves on 8 January 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 3./Schlachtgeschwader 1[5]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 27 April 1944
Notes
- ↑ For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces
References
Citations
Bibliography
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- 1914 births
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- People from Arnstadt
- Luftwaffe pilots
- German World War II pilots
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- Firearm accident victims
- Deaths by firearm in Yugoslavia
- People from Schwarzburg-Sondershausen