Rökker, Heinz
- Date of birth:
- October 20th, 1920 (Oldenburg/Oldenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 2nd, 2018 (Oldenburg/Oldenburg, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Flew a total of 170 sorties, during which he achieved 64 aerial victories. Of this number all but one were night victories.
Rökker was the last living Oakleaves recipient.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 13th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 14th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 2. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 2
- Awarded on:
- June 12th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 2. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 2
- Awarded on:
- June 13th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän 2. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 2
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1944
1290th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän 2. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 2
- Awarded on:
- March 12th, 1945
781st Award.
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- 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
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Planehunters
- Ritterkreuztraeger 1939 - 1945
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