Frank, Heinz
- Date of birth:
- December 12th, 1914 (Arnstadt/Thuringia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- October 7th, 1944 (Arnstadt/Thuringia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Heinz Frank died after an accident on 7th October 1944. At that moment he was Kommandeur IV. / Schlachtgeschwader 151 with the rank of Major.
He achieved eight victories in over 900 sorties.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 28th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 27th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- November 30th, 1940
Published in the Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe on 22nd December 1940. Awarding date on the Ehrenpokal.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 6th, 1942
Award 6/36.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 13th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 3rd, 1942
539th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 8th, 1943
The following newspaper excerpt (dated 13.01.1943) describes why Frank received the Knight’s Cross…
“Oberleutnant Frank has distinguished himself through his heroic devotion to duty and the prudent leadership of his Staffel, especially while serving in the interdiction role. This outstanding officer decisively intervened in the battles for the Kerch Peninsula and Kharkov, and by November 1942 he had already flown 700 sorties. He suppressed the enemy through well-aimed bombing attacks and ceaseless strafing runs during an assault by German Sturmboote on the Parpatsch ditch. On the 25.05.1942 he was one of the first to identify the deep Soviet breakthrough attempt during the Second Battle of Kharkov, and he immediately intervened in the battle by striking at enemy columns with his Staffel.”
172nd Award.
“Oberleutnant Frank has distinguished himself through his heroic devotion to duty and the prudent leadership of his Staffel, especially while serving in the interdiction role. This outstanding officer decisively intervened in the battles for the Kerch Peninsula and Kharkov, and by November 1942 he had already flown 700 sorties. He suppressed the enemy through well-aimed bombing attacks and ceaseless strafing runs during an assault by German Sturmboote on the Parpatsch ditch. On the 25.05.1942 he was one of the first to identify the deep Soviet breakthrough attempt during the Second Battle of Kharkov, and he immediately intervened in the battle by striking at enemy columns with his Staffel.”
172nd Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 27th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- 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, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Die Grenz-Zeitung (Edition 12).
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