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Heinrich, Otto (Sturzkampfgeschwader 77)
Heinrich, Otto (Sturzkampfgeschwader 77)
Date of birth:
September 12th, 1920 (Alt Valm/Pomerania, Germany)
Date of death:
May 22nd, 1944 (over the English Channel)
Nationality:
German
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Obergefreiter
Unit:
Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Awarded on:
May 4th, 1942
Date is that of publication in the Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
8. Staffel
,
III. Gruppe
,
Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 27th, 1942
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
,
3. Staffel
,
I. Gruppe
,
Schnellkampfgeschwader 10
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 20th, 1944
Awarded for his successes as a Stuka and fast bomber pilot. In total he flew 408 sorties in this capacity, destroying the following enemy materiel…
- 35 tanks
- 14 field guns
- 16 AA guns
- 1 armoured train
- 4 locomotives
- 1 torpedo boat
- 3 four-engined bombers
Awarded posthumously.
Sources
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
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OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976
.
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PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
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PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008
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