Heinrich Füllgrabe
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Heinrich Füllgrabe
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| Born | 26 July 1916 Witzenhausen |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Brieg |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | ?–1945 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant |
| Unit | JG 52 JG 50 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Heinrich Füllgrabe (26 July 1916 – 30 January 1945) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Since joining the Luftwaffe in the late 1930s, after the his training as a fighter pilot, Füllgrabe was appointed to serve as the Unteroffizier 9./JG 52 in spring 1941. Heinrich Füllgrabe became famous as a member of one of the most efficient units of the Luftwaffe, Karaya Quartet, where flying alongside Hermann Graf (212 kills), Alfred Grislawski (133) and Ernst Süß (68). Heinrich Füllgrabe was killed on 30 January 1945 by Soviet anti-aircraft fire near Brieg in Silesia. During his career he was credited with 67 aerial victories, all of them on the Eastern Front. His score includes five Il-2 Sturmoviks.
Awards
- Aviator badge
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 30 March 1942 as Feldwebel and pilot[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 11 May 1942 as Feldwebel in the III./Jagdgeschwader 52[2][Note 1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 October 1942 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52[4][Note 2]
Notes
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External links
- ↑ Patzwall 2008, p. 81.
- ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 127.
- ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 115.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 189.
- ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 323.
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