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Hanns Horst Heise
Born1 February 1913
Treuenbrietzen, German Empire
Died18 May 1992(1992-05-18) (aged 79)
Cologne, Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service / branch Reichsmarine
Luftwaffe
German Air Force
Years of service1934–45
1956–71
RankOberstleutnant (Wehrmacht)
Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
CommandsI./KG 76
IV./KG 76
KG 51
KG 2
KG 40
KG 30
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight'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

References

Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 179.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . 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.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • 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.
Military offices
Preceded byHauptmann Robert von Sichart Gruppenkommandeur of I./KG 76
? – March 1942 		Succeeded byUnknown
Preceded byHauptmann Gerhard Kröchel Gruppenkommandeur of IV./KG 76
March 1942 – 9 May 1943 		Succeeded byMajor Günter Beyer
Preceded byMajor Egbert von Frankenberg und Proschlitz Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 51
9 May 1943 – 25 February 1944 		Succeeded byOberstleutnant Wolf Dietrich Meister
Preceded byOberstleutnant Karl Kessel Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 2
25 February 1944 – April 1944 		Succeeded byMajor Wilhelm Rath
Preceded byOberst Rupprecht Heyn Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 40
November 1944 – February 1945 		Succeeded byNone
Preceded byOberst Bernhard Jope Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 30
February 1945 – May 1945 		Succeeded byNone
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