Frank Neubert Explained

Frank Neubert
Birth Date:28 September 1915
Birth Place:Bad Herrenalb, Germany
Death Place:Gütersloh, Germany
Allegiance: (to 1945)
Branch:
German Air Force
Serviceyears:1936 – 1945
1958 – 1972
Rank:Major (Wehrmacht)
Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit:Sturzkampfgeschwader 2
Schlachtgeschwader 1
Schlachtgeschwader 101
Commands:II./SG 1
II./StG 1
II./101
Battles:World War II
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Frank Neubert (28 September 1915 – 13 December 2003) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He is believed to have been the first victor in aerial combat in World War II after shooting down Captain Mieczyslaw Medwecki's PZL P.11 in the early hours of 1 September 1939. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career he was credited with participating in 350+ missions.

Awards and decorations

References

Bibliography

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 328.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 322.