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.
. 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.