Sterr, Heinrich
- Date of birth:
- September 24th, 1919 (Ortenburg/Vilshofen, Germany)
- Date of death:
- November 26th, 1944 (Vörden/Lower Saxony, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Achieved a total of 130 aerial victories, almost all of which were in the East.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- April 30th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel
- Unit:
- 6. / Jagdgeschwader 54
- Awarded on:
- July 23rd, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 6./Jagdgeschwader 54
- Awarded on:
- December 5th, 1943
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - 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.
- Kurowski F., Oberleutnant Otto Kittel, Der erfolgreichste Jagdflieger des Jagdgeschwaders 54, Flechsig Verlag, Würzburg, 2007
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