Hanns Heise Explained

Hanns Horst Heise
Birth Date:	1 February 1913
Birth Place:	Treuenbrietzen
Death Place:	Cologne
Allegiance:	(to 1945)
Branch:	Luftwaffe German Air Force
Serviceyears:	1934–45 1956–71
Rank:	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
Commands:	I./KG 76 IV./KG 76 KG 51 KG 2 KG 40 KG 30
Battles:	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Eastern Front Operation Steinbock
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hanns Horst Heise (1 February 1913 – 18 May 1992) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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.

Awards and decorations

Aviator badge
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (15 September 1941)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (13 January 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 September 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Kampfgeschwader 76^[1]
Legion of Merit 1971

References

Bibliography

Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Book: Patzwall . Klaus D. . Scherzer . Veit . 2001 . Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
Book: 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 . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.

Notes and References

Fellgiebel 2000, p. 179.