Heinrichs, Erich

Date of birth:: November 5th, 1912 (Naugard/Pomerania, Germany)
Date of death:: May 28th, 1941 (over the Atlantic to the west of Ireland)
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)

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:: Flugzeugführer, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 54, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:: June 22nd, 1941

Awarded for his successes as a bomber pilot. Among these were a number of special missions against England including one on the Whitehead Torpedo Factory in Weymouth (where he scored several direct hits) and another raid against an important aluminum factory, where he achieved similar results.

Awarded posthumously.

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- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- ww2.dk

Heinrichs, Erich

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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