Heinrich Eppen
Heinrich Eppen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 March 1915 Winsen |
| Died | 4 June 1942 (aged 27) Tobruk, Libya |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Kriegsmarine (1934–35) Luftwaffe (1935–42) |
| Years of service | 1934–42 |
| Rank | Hauptmann |
| Unit | StG 3 |
| Commands | I./StG 3 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Heinrich Eppen (29 March 1915 – 4 June 1942) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Heinrich Eppen was listed as missing in action on 4 June 1942 after aerial combat near Tobruk, Libya.
Awards and decorations
- Aviator badge
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black or Silver
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 [1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 146.
Bibliography
- Brütting, Georg (1992) [1976]. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 (in German) (7th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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