Bartels, Heinrich "Heinz"
- Date of birth:
- March 17th, 1918 (Linz/Upper Austria, Austria)
- Date of death:
- December 23rd, 1944 (over Villip-Bonn/Rhineprovince, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Died on 23rd December 1944 as Flugzeugführer with 15. / Jagdgeschwader 27. Finally reached the rank of Oberfeldwebel and achieved 99 aerial victories (including 42 in the West, 2 four-engined bombers) in over 500 operational sorties.
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- 8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 5 "Eismeer", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 20th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 5 "Eismeer", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 13th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Ritterkreuz Archiv I/2009, Veit Scherzer, Ranis, März 2009, ISSN 1866-4709
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